Rural Utilities Service

Montana Opticom proposes fiber-optic line from Belgrade to Big Sky

by Michael Becker
April 9, 2012April 9, 2012

Montana Opticom, the ISP that in 2010 received $64 million in federal stimulus money to lay fiber-optic cable for broadband in the western portion of Gallatin County, recently applied for permission to bury some of that cable on forest service land.

Ennis and Big Sky to see better Internet service from $70M broadband loan

by Michael Becker
July 28, 2011

A $70 million federal loan to expand rural broadband in northern Montana will also improve Internet service for people in Big Sky and Ennis, an… Read More »Ennis and Big Sky to see better Internet service from $70M broadband loan

Response from RUS Administrator Jonathan Adelstein

by Michael Becker
August 19, 2010August 19, 2010

A response from RUS Administrator Jonathan Adelstein to my story about the criticism of Montana Opticom’s $64 million stimulus award.