Southwest Broadband, 110 S Highway 86, Lakefield, MN 56150, US

HistoryChristensen Communications Company is the LEC (Local Exchange Carrier) in Madelia, MN and the surrounding area. The Company's will celebrate its 110th Anniversary in 2013. The corporate name was changed from Madelia Telephone Company to Christensen Communications Company, to reflect having spread services beyond the Madelia area. The Company can trace its roots back to 1903 when 48 local citizens formed the Madelia Telephone Company. In 1903 there were 110 customers and four rural customers. Toll connections were soon made to make Madelia Telephone a full service company, for the time. In 1972, 243 miles of copper cable was installed underground. Digital technology came in 1983 when the first DMS-10 switch was installed. This was followed in 1985 with the installation of fiber optic cable to haul toll traffic between Madelia and Mankato. In 1999 a new generation DMS-10 switch was installed and the offering of internet service began that same year. In 2000 a second fiber routeSpecialtiesInternet, both DSL, and Wireless. Madelia's local telephone carrier. Computer Repair