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Midco Ranked No. 1 by Ookla for Network Performance for Q1-Q2 

September 19 – Sioux Falls, SD: Midco, a leading provider of cutting-edge telecommunications solutions, is excited to announce it received a number of top honors for its network performance in the first and second quarters of 2024. Midco took home the No. 1 spots for speed, consistency and lowest latency across its multi-state footprint.  

Ookla® Speedtest® data analyzes millions of consumer-initiated tests and ranked Midco as the best performer for highest median download and upload speeds, Consistency ScoreTM and delivering the lowest latency in towns and counties in Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. 

Chief Operating Officer Ben Dold said, “Midco is deeply committed to bringing the fastest, most reliable speeds to people across the Midwest. These accomplishments are directly tied to our Fiber Forward investment and prove what we already know – that Midco is leading the way in internet connectivity for today and the future-thinking technology of tomorrow.” 

The market areas where Midco achieved recognitions from Ookla are listed below: 

Fastest Median Fixed Network Upload and Download Speeds 

Midco has the fastest upload and download speeds in: 

State(s): 

• South Dakota 

Counties: 

• Becker County, Minnesota, USA 
• Brown County, South Dakota, USA 
• Cass County, North Dakota, USA
• Codington County, South Dakota, USA
• Grant County, South Dakota, USA
• Lake County, South Dakota, USA
• Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
• Meade County, South Dakota, USA
• Stark County, North Dakota, USA
• Yankton County, South Dakota, USA  

Cities: 

• Aberdeen, Brown County, SD, USA
• Becker, Sherburne County, MN, USA
• Central Pennington, Pennington County, SD, USA
• Chisago City, Chisago County, MN, USA 
• Chisago Lake Township, Chisago County, MN, USA
• Delapre Township, Lincoln County, SD, USA
• Detroit Lakes, Becker County, MN, USA
• Dickinson, Stark County, ND, USA
• Fargo, Cass County, ND, USA
• Greenfield, Hennepin County, MN, USA
• Lindstrom, Chisago County, MN, USA
• Livonia Township, Sherburne County, MN, USA
• Madison, Lake County, SD, USA
• Rapid City, Pennington County, SD, USA
• Rapid Valley, Central Pennington, SD, USA 
• Saint Francis, Anoka County, MN, USA
• Southwest Meade, Meade County, SD, USA
• Spearfish, Lawrence Country, SD, USA
• Stanford Township, Isanti County, MN, USA
• Watertown, Codington County, SD, USA
• Wyoming Township, Chisago County, MN, USA
• Yankton, Yankton County, SD, USA  

Fastest Median Fixed Network Download Speeds 

Midco has the fastest download speeds in: 

State: 

• South Dakota

Counties: 

• Beltrami County, Minnesota, USA
• Burleigh County, North Dakota, USA
• Isanti County, Minnesota, USA
• Kanabec County, Minnesota, USA
• Lincoln County, South Dakota, USA
• Martin County, Minnesota, USA
• Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, USA
• Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
• Polk County, Minnesota, USA
• Traill County, North Dakota, USA
• Walsh County, North Dakota, USA
• Williams County, North Dakota, USA 

Cities: 

• Bemidji, Beltrami County, MN, USA
• Bradford Township, Isanti Country, MN, USA
• Fairmont, Martin County, MN, USA
• Forest Lake, Washington County, MN, USA
• Mount Rushmore, Pennington County, SD, USA
• Nedrose, Ward County, ND, USA

Fastest Median Fixed Network Upload Speeds 

Midco has the fastest upload speeds in: 

State: 

• South Dakota 

Cities: 

• Harrisburg, Lincoln County, SD, USA
• St. Joseph Township, Stearns County, MN, USA
• Wayne Township, Isanti County, MN, USA 

Best Consistency 

Consistency is calculated based on the percentage of Midco’s data samples that meet minimum thresholds for download and upload speeds.  

Midco has the most reliable internet speeds in:  

State: 

• South Dakota, USA 

Counties: 

• Becker County, Minnesota, USA 
• Brown County, South Dakota, USA 
• Cass County, North Dakota, USA 
• Chisago County, Minnesota, USA 
• Grant County, South Dakota, USA 
• Lincoln County, South Dakota, USA 
• Pennington County, South Dakota, USA 
• Walsh County, North Dakota, USA 
• Ward County, North Dakota, USA 
• Yankton County, South Dakota, USA  

Cities: 

• Aberdeen, Brown County, SD, USA 
• Becker, Sherburne County, MN, USA 
• Central Pennington, Pennington County, SD, USA 
• Chisago City, Chisago County, MN, USA 
• Chisago Lake Township, Chisago County, MN, USA 
• Detroit Lakes, Becker County, MN, USA 
• Fargo, Cass County, ND, USA 
• Greenfield, Hennepin County, MN, USA 
• Lindstrom, Chisago County, MN, USA 
• Livonia Township, Sherburne County, MN, USA 
• Rapid City, Pennington County, SD, USA 
• Saint Francis, Anoka County, MN, USA 
• Wayne Township, Minnehaha County, SD, USA 
• Yankton, Yankton County, SD, USA   

Lowest Median Multi-Server Latency 

Latency measures how quickly a device gets a response after a request has been sent. 

Midco has the most responsive internet speeds in: 

State: 

• South Dakota 

Counties: 

• Becker County, Minnesota, USA 
• Lincoln County, South Dakota, USA 
• Meade County, South Dakota, USA 
• St. Croix County, Wisconsin, USA 
• Yankton County, South Dakota, USA  

Cities: 

• Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, ND, USA 
• Greenfield, Hennepin County, MN, USA 
• Lawrence, Douglas County, KS, USA 
• Rapid City, Pennington County, SD, USA 
• Rapid Valley, Central Pennington, SD, USA 
• Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, SD, USA 
• Yankton, Yankton County, SD, USA  

All rankings are based on analysis by Ookla® of Speedtest Intelligence® data for median download speeds, upload speeds and consistency score, and multi-server latency, in the identified geographies, U.S., Q1-Q2 2024.