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IMU Communications Utility

Indianola Municipal Utilities is proud to offer Indianola businesses access to telephone, Internet, and other network services that utilize fiber optic lines connected directly to customers’ premises.  IMU and a private service provider have partnered to provide access to these state-of-the-art telecommunication services. 

Services are offered at various speeds and prices: 

  • Incremental pricing for Mbps (upload, download, or both) up to 10Mbps

  • 10Mbps using standard equipment on a common fiber strand

  • 40Mbps using standard equipment on a common fiber strand

  • 100Mbps using standard equipment on a dedicated fiber strand

  • 1Gbps using dedicated equipment on a dedicated fiber strand

IMU is also able to tailor network uses of dedicated dark fiber and redundancy solutions to customers’ specifications.

Customers receive their services through a retail provider licensed by IMU to operate on the fiber network.  The retail provider has extensive network design and customer service abilities to meet the high expectations set by business customers.

Wholesale service is delivered to IMU's local point of presence facility via a SONET protected fiber optic ring, with redundant access into and out of Indianola.  The wholesale provider accesses over 100 points of presence and major national and regional interconnection points through the Midwest Carrier Consortium.

Indianola has other qualities, besides outstanding connectivity, that benefit technology-oriented businesses.  Indianola Municipal Utilities provides reliable electric service through a firm requirements wholesale contract, multiple 69kV access points into the community, and local generation capable of supplying the entire community if needed.  Indianola also offers an available and highly capable workforce, progressive economic development strategies, and an above-average quality of life.

For more information regarding IMU's communications utility, please contact Todd Kielkopf, IMU General Manager.

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