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IdeaTek is bringing gigabit fiber internet to Newton NEWTON, Kansas – Internet Freedom is coming to Newton. IdeaTek is expanding its popular ultra-fast fiber internet to Newton residents and businesses. This expansion will give thousands of households and businesses access to gigabit speeds at affordable prices.  IdeaTek has long been dedicated to bridging the digital…

IdeaTek and Halstead Partner to Offer Discounted Fiber Internet Rates HALSTEAD, Kansas – IdeaTek, a Buhler-based fiber internet provider, is partnering with the City of Halstead to offer discounted fiber internet rates to residents and small businesses for the next two years.   The partnership is part of the city’s long-range strategic goal to have…

Big News in 2023! IdeaTek is bringing gigabit fiber internet to Hutchinson March 21, 2023 HUTCHINSON – Internet Freedom is on the way.    Thanks to an overwhelming response from residents, IdeaTek is expanding its popular ultra-fast fiber internet to more Hutchinson residential areas and businesses. This expansion will give thousands more households access to…

IdeaTek is bringing gigabit fiber internet to Colwich Hey, Colwich— Internet Freedom™ is now available in your community. IdeaTek expanded its fiber footprint into Colwich, giving businesses and households access to gigabit speeds at affordable prices. The expansion furthers the company’s mission of providing Internet Freedom to Kansas communities, said Daniel Friesen, IdeaTek’s Co-Founder and…

Buhler’s Daniel Friesen Among Huck Boyd Institute Leader of the Year Honorees By K-State Research and Extension news service    MANHATTAN, Kan. – “Ruralpreneurs” in business, tourism, technology and agriculture along with community volunteers are among those to be honored by K-State’s Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development as Leaders of the Year for 2022.…

IdeaTek wins $7.9 million Kansas Capital Project Funds broadband grant to build fiber along U.S. Highway 83 An area along U.S. Highway 83 between Liberal and Scott City — dotted with dozens of feed yards and farms and hundreds of unserved homes— will soon have fiber internet thanks to a $7.9 million Kansas Capital Project…