Dakota Carrier Network

In operation since 1996, DCN is owned by 13 independent broadband service providers. Collectively, we have more than 40,000 miles of fiber deployed across North Dakota and invested more than $1 billion in the last ten years to bring broadband services into nearly every community in the state – and Gigabit connectivity into over 300 communities and counting.

Our extensive reach allows us to build private mesh networks for businesses that have locations across North Dakota and beyond and serve as their single point of contact. We also provide businesses with industry-leading data center services; carrier grade ethernet; dedicated internet; public, private, and hybrid cloud services; cybersecurity solutions; and data storage and recovery.

Dakota Carrier Network Data Center Map

Dakota Carrier Network Power Growth Over Time

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Open house for the Great Plains 13,000sqft expansion in 2018
Source: DCN

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