North Dakota Senator Thanks the State for its Connectivity Efforts
To date, 95 percent North Dakota households have access to internet speeds of 100 Mbps.
WASHINGTON, July 15, 2026 – Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., is praising North Dakota’s broadband internet service providers for working to connect communities to high-speed internet, becoming national leaders in broadband expansion.
Currently, an estimated 95 percent of North Dakota households, including 80 percent of farms, have access to broadband speeds of 100 Megabits per second (Mbps). Nearly 70 percent of the state has access to gigabit-speed fiber service, putting North Dakota on a path to become the first state with universal broadband coverage.
The senator attended a summer conference for the Broadband Association of North Dakota on July 7. The conference brings together telecommunications providers, innovators, policymakers and industry partners to discuss the future of internet connectivity in the state.
“Thank you for being part of this association and congratulations on nearing 100 percent broadband connectivity across North Dakota,” Cramer said in a July 7 release. “Your leadership has created a culture that embraces innovation, and your vision and foresight have helped make our state a national model for broadband expansion.”
The state has been able to increase connectivity levels through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s approval of North Dakota’s Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program plan.
Last May, North Dakota signed grant agreements that formalized all its BEAD awards. The state had the smallest number of eligible BEAD locations of any state, with 279 locations; two of those locations will get cable, with the remaining locations getting fiber.
