Missoula, MT – Blackfoot Communications, a leading Missoula-based technology provider, is honored to announce the City of Missoula’s proclamation of December 12, 2024, as “Blackfoot Communications Day.” This recognition celebrates Blackfoot’s 70 years of connecting people, businesses, and communities across Montana and Idaho. Founded in 1954 as a cooperative to bring voice services to […]
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(Missoula, MT) – Today, Blackfoot Communications announced the completion of a project upgrading an aging copper wire network to fiber optic cable. Starting in 2018, the project cost over $11 million, installing over 380 miles of fiber serving nearly 1,000 locations throughout much of the St. Ignatius area. “Families, businesses, and schools in St. Ignatius […]
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Full scholarships Blackfoot service area teachers Blackfoot Communications was proud to be the premier sponsor of the 25th Annual August Institute hosted by the Western Montana Professional Learning Collaborative. The fully accredited conference was held at the Missoula College and this year was the highest enrollment to date with more than 250 participants in attendance from across […]
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Blackfoot Communications and Southern Montana Telephone were awarded $11.75 million from the NTIA Middle Mile Grant Program that supports new fiber construction in remote areas. This project adds 137 miles of new ‘middle mile’ fiber, broadband infrastructure that does not connect directly to an end-user location, in Western Montana. The total project cost of nearly […]
Funding will come from Blackfoot Communications and the ConnectMT program April 4, 2023 – Missoula, MT – Blackfoot Communications today announced plans to invest more than $76 million in fiber-based broadband in rural Montana. The investment is being made possible by more than $60 million in ConnectMT grants awarded by the State of Montana with […]
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District 4 was previously represented by Jim Newberg for over 19 years March 29, 2023 – (Missoula, MT) – Blackfoot Communications today announced that Candy Noland-Faroni was appointed District 4 Trustee, filling a vacancy after longtime Trustee Jim Newberg announced his retirement late last year. District 4 includes Arlee and Dixon. “On behalf of our […]