Polar Communications is an ISP that was established in northern Minnesota; it provides broadband internet service to the region and some parts of northwestern Wisconsin. The company was established in 1995 in Park Rapids, Minnesota to overcome the digital divide by delivering affordable broadband Internet services to rural areas. Polar utilizes a combination of fiber-optic and fixed wireless broadband and offers up to 1 Gbps download speed to homes and businesses in the served areas. Over the past several years, the company has devoted considerable resources to expanding network capacity and modernizing equipment to enable higher-speed internet access for its about 20,000 customers. Polar Communications also contributes to closing the gap between rural and urban populations since it is still a member of the FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, the purpose of which is to support broadband construction in areas with limited access to the Internet. Thus the company and other stakeholders carry on investing efforts in this and other state and federal programs to try to further extend its service delivery even deeper into the northern regions. The company is Polar Communications, which provides different internet packages for residences and businesses and they do not limit the amount of data that customers can use. The company offers modem equipment and service for rental and has a customer care center available 24/7 for their clients, in addition to their high-speed internet services.