Paul Bunyan Communications continues to make progress on its broadband expansion across parts of Itasca and St. Louis Counties.
Status of Paul Bunyan Communications Broadband Expansion projects
Itasca County:
City of Coleraine- Construction is in progress with 25% completed
City of Bovey- Construction will start once completed in Coleraine
Bearville(s) Township- Waiting on easements. Construction hopefully can still take place this year
St. Louis County:
Sandy (except east side) & Wuori Township- Construction is done, fiber splicing has started. Services should become available by September
Sandy (east side) and Pike Townships- Construction in progress with 35% completed
Alango & Owens Township- Construction in progress with 80% completed. Services should become available by September.
Angora Township- Construction will begin once it is completed in Alango and Owens Township
Balkan Township- Construction expected to start in September
French Township- Construction expected to start in September
Great Scott Township & unorganized township north of Great Scott- Construction expected to start in September
Once the network is operational in a project area, customers who signed up for service will be contacted to schedule service installations.
Sign Up Now to Ensure Fiber Optic Connection
Residents and businesses in these expansion areas are encouraged to sign up for service now, before construction crews move on to ensure the fiber optic connection is brought up to the location. That can be done online at www.gigazone.com, by phone, or in person at our Grand Rapids Customer Service & Technology Center.
Services Available Upon Completion
Once the network is live, customers will have access to Paul Bunyan’s GigaZone® services, including high-speed fiber-optic Internet with speeds up to 10 Gig and dependable, low-cost unlimited local and long-distance GigaZone® voice services.