| Owned by companies that share your
commitment to North Dakota |
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DCN, LLC (dba, Dakota Carrier Network)
was created in 1996 by 15 independent rural telecommunications
companies representing 85% of all the telephone exchanges in North
Dakota and over 90% of the state's total surface area. |
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DCN member companies currently serve over 164,000
customers in 244 communities with the most advanced hardware and
software. DCN and its member companies have over 10,000 miles of
fiber optic cable installed across North Dakota. |
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| Served by technology that continues to grow with our customers |
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DCN serves every community in North Dakota, providing
services that include Carrier Ethernet, Private Line, ATM, Frame
Relay and high speed Internet access. DCN has eight Points of Presence
(POP’s) in North Dakota enabling interconnections with local
exchange carriers and national service providers. DCN’s Network
Operations Center (NOC) is located in Bismarck, ND and the Corporate
Headquarters in Fargo, ND. |
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DCN recently performed a multimillion dollar upgrade
to the backbone network using Nortel DWDM (dense wavelength division
multiplexing) technology. This upgrade increased DCN’s overall
network capacity by nearly 300 times. While continuing to offer
OC-48 SONET rings throughout the state, DWDM enables DCN to offer
up to 10 Gbps Carrier Ethernet Service. This major network upgrade
accommodates the increasing bandwidth demand for video, voice and
data traffic. |
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| Recognized by national organizations |
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North Dakota has been honored by several publications and organizations as having one of the best data networks in the United States. The State of North Dakota deploys DCN’s network to support a statewide virtual private network, bringing high-speed network technologies to every school district and government body in the state.
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