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Monday, April 13, 2015
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DAY 1
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reat Plains Communications, a large
independently owned telecommunica-
tions, last- and middle-mile provider in
Nebraska, has completed an extensive
land and underwater boring project that expands
its 5,000-mile Nebraska fiber network into
South Dakota.
The project also permits Grain Plains Commu-
nications to extend services into Minnesota and
expand the network to allow Great Plains Commu-
nications to offer capacity to carriers, services to
South Dakota- and Minnesota-based customers and
will provide Nebraska-based customers the ability
to reach these new markets.
The project took place at the Nebraska and
South Dakota state lines on Highway 81 crossing the
Missouri River into Yankton, S.D. The overall length
of the bore was 2,200 feet, with underwater depths
reaching up to 60 feet.
“Great Plains Communications is a forward
thinking company that is able to get carriers and
business customers where they need to go by
creating unique routes. Boring across the Missouri
River is an example of that forward thinking
philosophy,” said Todd Foje, CEO of Great Plains
Communications.
“This expansion will help stimulate the economy
of both Nebraska and South Dakota,” Foje
continued. “It will also allow Great Plains Commu-
nications to offer increased capacity to carrier and
wholesale customers wishing to expand their pres-
ence and reach new destinations, such as South
Dakota and Minnesota.”
The 5,000-mile Great Plains Communications
network encompasses the state of Nebraska and
extends throughout the upper Midwest with a
multi-state reach.
The company specializes in lit buildings and
custom builds with more than 90 wire centers
and interconnections with carriers at the major
points of presence in Denver, Minneapolis and
Omaha, Neb.
Great Plains Communications offers flexible
solutions from design through deployment. Its self-
healing, diverse network provides services from
low-end switched Ethernet up to multiple 100G.
At the core of Great Plains Communications
service is its extensive, 5,000-mile regional fiber
network with community access rings, last- and
middle-mile solutions.
The network reach extends beyond Nebraska into
Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, South Dakota and
Wyoming and is supported by an around-the-clock
network operations center.
Great Plains Communications is financially strong
with a 105-year history of providing reliable and
innovative solutions. It prides itself on a progressive
approach to accommodating the needs of all regional
and national telecommunications carriers, LECs, ISPs,
wireless carriers and other service providers using
custom engineering and custom build strategies.
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For more information, visit booth 218 or go to
www.gpcom.comGreat Plains Expands into South Dakota