The West Central Tribune reports…

 Residents and businesses in Brooten, Danube, Kerkhoven, New London, Pennock and Spicer will soon be gaining access to 1-gigabit broadband connections, thanks to a project by TDS Telecommunications.

The telecommunications service provider broke ground on a fiber network expansion project this month.

According to a news release, it will connect more than 3,700 properties to fiber broadband service, with the first people being able to connect by next summer. The launches will continue through the construction period as phases are completed. …

Construction will include the burying of conduit and fiber cable underground in utility easement areas.