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Arvig has decided to exit the Verizon Wireless business, the company announced Monday. All Arvig Verizon Wireless locations will close permanently on Dec. 31. “It was a difficult decision, but it is ultimately best for our customers, employees and overall company goals,”...

Many area TV junkies who used to get daily doses of screen delight watching classic characters like Andy Griffith and his sidekick Barney Fife, popular music videos and shows, comedians ranging from Larry the Cable Guy and Jeff Foxworthy to Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart or certain...

Arvig Enterprises, Inc. announced its intention to purchase the operations of the St. Olaf Telecom in Northfield, Minn, from St. Olaf College. The sale will be finalized once government and regulatory approvals are received. St. Olaf Telecom provides telecommunications...

Arvig cable subscribers could lose popular Viacom channels, including MTV, Nickelodeon and TV Land, if a contract dispute isn’t resolved by March 31. The Perham-based cable company pays programmers like Viacom a monthly per-channel fee. As contracts near expiration, new agreements...

Arvig is working with federal regulators to address the issue of long-distance telephone calls not completing to customers in the communities it serves. These “dropped calls” are happening all over the nation, and rural telephone companies like Arvig are not at fault. When...

Twenty-three high school students within the Arvig Communication Systems service area have been selected to receive academic scholarships from the Royale B. and Eleanor M. Arvig Memorial Scholarship Fund. Scholarship winners from the Detroit Lakes include Derek Ebersviller and...

Arvig Communication Systems is beginning a multi-year project that will lead ACS Video into an all-digital format. Due to the upgrades, some channels will need to be relocated on the Two Star line-up on June 2. Sci-Fi moved to Ch. 44 (changing to SyFy June 1), TV Land to Ch. 60,...

DETROIT LAKES - Detroit Lakes is unique in the way that area residents can receive Internet service. Incumbent providers such as Arvig (cable modem) and Qwest (DSL) have been providing broadband for several years now. What makes Detroit Lakes different is that the city owns...

Arvig Communication Systems/ACS and RFD-TV, LLC have announced the launch of RFD-TV on ACS Video in west central Minnesota. RFD-TV will be available locally on Tuesday, June 3, to three and four star, life and leisure and total entertainment customers. RFD-TV's Chief Operating...

Twenty-three high school students within the Arvig Communication Systems service area have been selected to receive academic scholarships from the Royale B. and Eleanor M.

Nearly 400 people from around the region attended a free big-screen showing of the 1939 classic film "The Wizard of Oz" on Sunday, March 30, at the Historic Holmes Theatre in Detroit Lakes. This event was sponsored by Arvig Communication Systems, Turner Classic Movies and the Holmes...