Midcontinent Communications plans to upgrade its cable plant in North and South Dakota to digital beginning next year. Limited basic services will remain in analog.
Eligible customers have the option to receive up to two digital adapters at no cost from Midcontinent. Additional adapters can be leased for $2 per month.
"These changes will help us bring new services to our customers and prepare us for future technology," Midcontinent's senior vice president of public policy Tim Simmons said in a statement.
The upgrade will give the company more bandwidth, which can be used to provide faster broadband speeds, add HD programming and provide a greater selection of on-demand programs, Simmons said. The South Dakota-based company serves more than 9,000 subscribers in West Fargo, Moorhead and many surrounding communities.
For more:
- see this story
- and the release
- see Midcontinent's informational video here
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