Midco Rated As Second Fastest Internet Provider In US

An internet provider based in South Dakota has been rated one of the highest speed networks in the country.  PC Magazine rates Midcontinent Communications as the second fastest internet service provider in the country.  Midco spokesman Tom Simmons says they have been investing in their network structure for a long time…

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Midco was tested with an average download speed of just under twenty five megabits, with upload speeds of four point four megabits.  Simmons says they are seeing increasing demand for higher speed service…

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A number of internet providers are looking at putting limits on the amount of data customers can use in a month. Simmons says so far, they are not looking at that…

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The top rated company in the survey was Verizon FIOS (fye-ohs). Midcontinent’s service area is mostly in the Dakotas and Minnesota.