Friday, April 16, 2021
Broadband internet service has reached a level of requirement that not many thought necessary prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many rural counties in particular face the difficulties of providing fast internet speeds as more residents must work from home. But Wadena County, despite being the 59th-most populated of Minnesota’s 87 counties, is one of the best counties in the state for broadband access. A major player in that standing is West Central Telephone Association (WCTA), a local telecommunications provider headquartered in Sebeka.
As communities across the country learn to deal with the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic, broadband access has becom...