Kristin Brandenburg's Contact Details

Kristin Brandenburg's Company Details

Cooperative Network Services

Menahga, MN, US • 20 - 49 Employees
Telecom Services

We help rural telecom and ISP providers Bring More Broadband to More Rural Places. By partnering with rural providers, we leverage hundreds of years of rural telecom experience so these providers can be more effective and more efficient. Our team is well-connected, and has specific rural telecom experience throughout a variety of functional areas including FTTH Engineering, HR, Marketing, Video Product Management, Accounts Payable/Payroll, and bulk purchasing. All while allowing the small operators the freedom to control their destiny, and maintain their community roots.Additionally, CNS owns and manages one of the state's largest fiber-optic backhaul networks. This 1,200 mile network is capable of 100Gbps and connects hundreds of thousands of users ever second of every day with redundant, protected voice and data connectivity.Our ownership consists exclusively of cooperative telecommunications providers. CNS reflects this cooperative spirit, the excellence, and the values of its owners in the services it provides, and the rural economies we help support. We're big on culture. Our virtual Watercooler and Threads software ensure everyone is pulling in the same direction - to both get the job done, but live the dedication to rural broadband.We're committed to being:Cooperative.The cooperative approach means helping others without focusing only on personal gain. We assist each other, our members, and the industry in this cooperative spirit so we can all improve ourselves, our industry, and the communities our members serve.Trusted.Trust is built slowly, but can be quickly lost; it takes small wins, consistency, and common values. We mean what we say, and we work every day to reinforce our trusted position.Professional.Our words and actions reflect heavily on how we are viewed --- by ourselves, our member companies, and the entire industry. Every encounter, internally or externally, should be in a manner we can all be proud of.