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Polar is pleased to announce its 2022 scholarship recipients. John G. Walters Scholarship This year Polar awarded ten $1,000 scholarships in honor of former general manager John G. Walters. The…

Polar Communications Board of Directors recently approved a donation to the Edinburg Community Playground Project to install new playground equipment in the Edinburg City Park. This will replace current equipment…

Polar Communications Board of Directors recently approved a donation to the Nelson County Park Board for playground equipment at Stump Lake Park. The new playground equipment will replace the worn…

The board of directors of Wolverton Telephone Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Polar Communications, approved a donation to the Walcott Cemetery for construction of a Veterans’ Memorial. The memorial…

Polar Communications announced today they have hired Chloe Nord as a Customer Service Representative. She will be responsible for responding to all customer inquiries related to phone, TV, and broadband…

Polar Communications is a member of the Rural Development Finance Corporation (RDFC). As a result, communities in our service area were eligible to apply for a grant of up to…

Polar Communications recently awarded Dakota Prairie Public School in Petersburg, North Dakota a $2,500 Technology Grant. They will use this grant to implement their project submission, "You Can Fly." The…

Polar Communications announced today they have hired Tamara Cudmore as a Customer Service Representative. She will be responsible for responding to all customer inquiries related to phone, TV, and broadband…

Polar Communications Board of Directors recently approved a donation to the Michigan Park Board for playground equipment. They are planning to upgrade the current park equipment and hope to have…

Polar Communications announced today they have hired Ashley Nordstrom as Human Resources Manager. Ashley will be responsible for strategic leadership and initiatives that promote accountability to the organization's culture. She will…

Polar Communications Board of Directors recently approved a donation to Lil’ Spuds Childcare in Hoople, North Dakota. Lil’ Spuds Childcare is a licensed group childcare facility that has been serving Hoople…

Park River, ND – September 15, 2021 - On July 16, 2020, the FCC adopted an Order (FCC 20-100) approving 988 as the three-digit abbreviated dialing code to reach the…

PARK RIVER, ND – August 13, 2021 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced August 11, 2021, that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $167 million in 12…

Rural Development Finance Corporation Awards Grant in Polar’s Service Area PARK RIVER, ND / JULY 16, 2021 - Polar Communications is a member of the Rural Development Finance Corporation (RDFC).…

Polar Communications will be retiring its traditional cable television services on June 30, 2023.  Beginning this month, we will be shutting down this service by region and no longer servicing…

Polar announced today that Claire Dummer of North Border High School has received a $7,000 scholarship through the Foundation for Rural Service (FRS). Founded in 1994, FRS is the philanthropic…

Polar Communications announced today they have hired Derrik McRoberts as a Business Technician. He will be responsible for installation and repairs of Polar business services including phone systems, broadband Internet,…