A tale of two municipal fiber networks, just miles apart, in Minnesota

A tale of two municipal fiber networks, just miles apart, in Minnesota

WILLMAR — This is a tale of two municipal fiber networks just 10 miles apart from each other in Minnesota, both in existence for more than 20 years and successfully operating today. However, one struggled in the beginning and defaulted on its bonds. The other progressed slowly and, now realizing private telecommunications companies were not interested in providing fiber to their customers in the city, is expanding its fiber network to provide se…