The two telephone companies servicing Cook County provide high speed Internet service to many, if not all of their customers.

Qwest, which services western Cook County and Grand Marais, provides DSL high speed service to customers within three miles of its Grand Marais office and is presently adding expanded six-band service to its business customers in the Tofte-Lutsen area. The expansion doesn’t include residential customers, but company spokesperson Joanna Hjelmeland says there is future potential for residential DSL in the West End, but with no time frame.