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Offices Closed on Thursday, November 23 for Thanksgiving

Our offices will be closed on Thursday, November 23 in observation of the Thanksgiving Holiday.  Our regular office hours will resume on Friday, November 24 at 7:30 a.m.

Emergency 24 hour repair will remain available and can be reached at 1-800-475-8309.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted: 5 months ago.

We’ve Expanded the GigaZone® to over 2,500 more locations in areas of south Grand Rapids, Warba, Swan River, Goodland, Marble, Calumet, Ash Lake, and West Central Aitkin County. 

Paul Bunyan Communications has expanded our all-fiber optic network the GigaZone® to over 2,500 more locations in areas of south Grand Rapids, Warba, Swan River, Goodland, Marble, Calumet, Ash Lake, and West Central Aitkin County including areas of the following townships: Aitkin, Spencer, Waukenabo, and Logan plus 2 unincorporated townships! .

To check to see if a specific location is within an expansion area, visit https://paulbunyan.net/gigazone/availability-map/  Construction was completed this summer with services expected to be made available over the winter.

“This will be a huge service improvement for everyone in the project areas. It is very challenging for those who don’t have true high speed internet available at their home or business.  As more and more students and employees work from home, many people are learning how critical upload speed is for their job or school work.  Unlike many other providers, our speeds are symmetric, the same speeds are available for upload and download.  This will be a game changer for these areas.” added Steve Howard, Paul Bunyan Communications Information Technology and Development Manager.

The cooperative’s services will become available once the network is operational including GigaZone Internet with its unprecedented broadband speeds of up to 10 Gig and low cost unlimited local and long distance GigaZone voice telephone service.  There is no membership fee to join Paul Bunyan Communications, membership is included by subscribing to either local phone service or GigaZone Internet service.

Posted: 5 months ago.

12 year old Corbin Myhrer of Guthrie wins 70” TV with PBC Hockey Hot Shots at BSU Men’s Hockey Game

For the first time since 2021, there was a winner of the Paul Bunyan Communications Hockey Hot Shots Promotion during a Bemidji State University men’s home hockey game.

Corbin Myhrer of Guthrie made his shot at center ice during the 2nd period intermission at the Beavers game Saturday, October 28 against St. Thomas to win a 70” HD Smart TV.  Corbin is 12 years old, attends Bemidji Middle School, and is a Bemidji Youth Hockey player.

“I’ve seen the contest at other Beaver games I’ve gone to and was excited to get chosen to give it a try.  It’s harder than it looks but I just let it rip and it went right in!” said Myhrer.

“You would think if you play hockey the odds would be higher you can make the shot but that’s not the case.  We’ve had plenty of experienced hockey players through the years who missed, it’s a narrow target to hit from center ice.  Corbin’s shot looked good the whole way.  He sure has bragging rights among his youth hockey buddies for a while, not to mention a huge TV to enjoy!” said Brian Bissonette, Paul Bunyan Communications Marketing Supervisor.

You can see video of Corbin making the shot on the Paul Bunyan Communications YouTube page at https://youtu.be/M17J3WbSVX0

The Paul Bunyan Communications Hockey Hot Shots contest is held during an intermission at select Bemidji State University Men’s Hockey home games. Three contestants are selected at random to participate each night. All contestants receive a coupon for a free PBTV On Demand movie rental, any contestant hitting the board receives a Paul Bunyan Communications Bluetooth speaker, and a contestant who puts the puck in the net through the middle of the Hockey Hot Shots board wins up to a 70” HD Smart TV.

Posted: 5 months ago.

Paul Bunyan Communications, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, and Itasca Economic Development Corporation to hold Affordable Connectivity Program Sign Up Day in S. Lake on November 28

Paul Bunyan Communications, the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, Itasca County, and the Itasca Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) are holding a sign-up day for the Affordable Connectivity Program on Tuesday, November 28 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at S. Lake Community Center on County Road 4.

This event will provide the opportunity to explore many community resources including free/reduced Internet service through the Affordable Connectivity Program, job opportunities, education, social services, and Leech Lake Tribal IDs.  For more information on the Day of Connections call 218-328-8352.

The Affordable Connectivity Program will help to lower the cost of broadband service for eligible households struggling to afford internet service and provides a discount of up to a $30 per month toward broadband service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for qualifying households on qualifying Tribal lands.

A household is eligible if one member of the household meets at least one of the criteria below:

  • Has an income that is at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines;
  • Participates in certain assistance programs, such as SNAP, Medicaid, Federal Public Housing Assistance, SSI, WIC, or Lifeline;
  • Participates inone of several Tribal specific programs, such as Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance, Tribal Head Start (only households meeting the relevant income qualifying standard) Tribal TANF, or Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations;
  • Is approved to receive benefits under the free and reduced-price school lunch program or the school breakfast program, including through the USDA Community Eligibility Provision;
  • Received a Federal Pell Grant during the current award year; or

Eligible households can enroll at the sign-up event, through a participating broadband provider, or by going to http://www.getinternet.gov to submit an online application or print a mail-in application and contacting their preferred participating broadband provider and selecting a plan.  Additional information about the Emergency Broadband Benefit is available at http://www.getinternet.gov or by calling 877-384-2575 between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. ET any day of the week.

Posted: 5 months ago.

Fall Solar Interference Impacts PBTV Service Through October 20

Service interruption of some individual channels on Paul Bunyan Television may occur during the afternoon hours September 25 through October 20 due to solar interference. During the interference, reception may range from minor sparkles to loss of reception or picture freezing for 10-15 minutes.
Solar interference occurs each calendar year in both the spring and the fall. It does not impact internet or telephone service.
What channels are affected and when will vary through October 20.
Posted: 7 months ago.

Paul Bunyan Communications and Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe to hold Affordable Connectivity Program Sign Up Day in Cass Lake August 31

Paul Bunyan Communications and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibweare holding a sign-up day for the Affordable Connectivity Program on Thursday, August 31 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Boys & Girls Club of the Leech Lake Area in Cass Lake.

The Affordable Connectivity Program will help to lower the cost of broadband service for eligible households struggling to afford internet service and provides a discount of up to a $30 per month toward broadband service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for qualifying households on qualifying Tribal lands.

A household is eligible if one member of the household meets at least one of the criteria below:

  • Has an income that is at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines;
  • Participates in certain assistance programs, such as SNAP, Medicaid, Federal Public Housing Assistance, SSI, WIC, or Lifeline;
  • Participates inone of several Tribal specific programs, such as Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance, Tribal Head Start (only households meeting the relevant income qualifying standard) Tribal TANF, or Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations;
  • Is approved to receive benefits under the free and reduced-price school lunch program or the school breakfast program, including through the USDA Community Eligibility Provision;
  • Received a Federal Pell Grant during the current award year; or

Eligible households can enroll at the sign-up event, through a participating broadband provider, or by going to http://www.getinternet.gov to submit an online application or print a mail-in application and contacting their preferred participating broadband provider and selecting a plan.  Additional information about the Emergency Broadband Benefit is available at http://www.getinternet.gov or by calling 877-384-2575 between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. ET any day of the week.

Posted: 7 months ago.

Five Park Rapids Radio Stations Added to Paul Bunyan Television Service

We are pleased to announce that five De La Hunt Media Park Rapids Radio stations have been added to Paul Bunyan Television (PBTV) service!

KPRM AM & FM  News/Talk/Sports and More on PBTV channel 953 or PBTV Fusion channel 1053

KAKK AM & FM Fox Sports Radio on PBTV channel 956 or PBTV Fusion channel 1056

KXKK 92.5 FM Hot Country on PBTV channel 965 or PBTV Fusion channel 1065

KDKK Star Station 97.5 FM  on PBTV channel 969 or PBTV Fusion channel 1069

KQKK 101.9 FM the Arrow Classic Hits Radio on PBTV channel 972 or PBTV Fusion channel 1072

Established in 1962 by Ed & Carol De La Hunt, Butch & Tammy purchased the radio group from Ed & Carol under the brand of De La Hunt Media.  De La Hunt Media strives to create high quality, local programming and new media choices for their listeners; targeted audiences for advertisers; and attract, develop and sustain an efficient and highly productive group of broadcast professionals.

“We are very excited to have our stations added to Paul Bunyan Television! We’ve been waiting for the GigaZone to reach our corporate studios and the all-fiber optic network was installed last fall.  We have switched over our business services and joined the cooperative which as been a big upgrade for us and we are thrilled to have our stations added to PBTV so anyone with the service can listen to us!” said Butch DeLaHunt, owner of De La Hunt Media.

“One of the unique features of Paul Bunyan Television is that we provide many of the local radio stations as part of the service.  We’ve heard from many of our customers who appreciate the opportunity to tune in to local radio through their televisions. When we installed our fiber network up to their offices last fall we started working with them to get all their stations on PBTV!” said Brian Bissonette, Paul Bunyan Communications Marketing Supervisor.

Paul Bunyan Television is the only provider in the region offering local radio stations as part of the television service lineup which includes over 20 radio stations and Radio Talking Book services for the visually impaired.

Posted: 8 months ago.

Paul Bunyan Communications Returns over $3.2 Million to Members

Paul Bunyan Communications is returning over $3.2 million to its members in 2023.  For current members with a distribution amount of $100 or less, a credit has been applied to their August bill. Checks have been mailed out for distributions of more than $100.

Paul Bunyan Communications is a not for profit company that strives to provide the highest quality service at the most affordable rates.  As a cooperative, membership in Paul Bunyan Communications includes the opportunity to share in the financial success of the company. When profits are earned they are allocated to the members based on their proportional share of the allocable revenues.  These allocations may then be returned to the individual members through capital credit retirements.

If you were a member of the cooperative in 2003 and/or 2022 and accrued more than $10 in total capital credit allocations, but do not receive the credit on your account or a check by September 1, please contact Paul Bunyan Communications at (218) 444-1234 or (218) 999-1234.

Posted: 8 months ago.

Join Paul Bunyan Communications at the Itasca County Fair August 16-August 20

The Itasca County Fair, sponsored in part by Paul Bunyan Communications is August 16-20.  Stop by our booth and check out our all-fiber optic fast Internet service powered by the GigaZone, Paul Bunyan Television, and get a free gift from Paul Bunyan Communications while supplies last!

For more information on the Fair, visit https://www.itascacountyfair.org/

We’re Paul Bunyan Communications and we’re proud to be right here in Itasca County!

Posted: 8 months ago.