S&T’s Journey, Connecting Western Kansas Since 1952

Before 1952, communication in rural Northwest Kansas was a challenge. Larger telephone companies overlooked these areas, leaving residents without access to phone services.

Driven by the desire and need to improve this situation for themselves and their neighbors, a group of visionary farmers stepped up to the plate to establish the hard-working, locally focused S&T Telephone Cooperative Association.

Here are a few milestones that have shaped our journey:

Harnessing Technological Innovation

Over the decades, our company has evolved significantly, yet our dedication to giving our customers reliable and affordable technology has remained constant throughout:

Bringing the internet to link businesses, schools, healthcare facilities, and residents.
Pioneering a state-of-the-art video delivery system that brought family entertainment straight into residents' homes and living rooms.
Expanding our footprint into Goodland and Colby and deploying deployment of miles of new fiber cable technology to offer voice, video, and broadband services
Offering broadband via wireless for residents who live beyond our wireline service area.

Reducing the Connection Gap

One of our biggest success stories has been helping our neighbors benefit from leveraging online access in contemporary learning. Several years ago, we provided ultra-fast internet to the underserved Weskan school system to bridge the digital divide significantly. This initiative led our team to develop a new fiber and wireless network in Sharon Springs to eliminate connectivity barriers with world-class, reliable internet speeds.

Building A Connected Future for Western Kansas

Steadfast in our commitment to helping rural Kansas build meaningful connections through technology, we continue to invest in fiber buildouts and fixed wireless radio upgrades. We've also committed to completing several ambitious community fiber-to-the-home projects in Scott City and Weskan by 2025, empowering these communities with multi-gig internet connections and making further substantial strides in closing the digital divide.