Gateway Fiber Announces New High-Speed Internet Service in Shoreview, MN

SHOREVIEW, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2025--

With the cut of a ribbon, high-speed internet provider Gateway Fiber has officially started construction on its 100% fiber-optic internet service to Shoreview, Minnesota, bringing residents and businesses access to symmetrical multi-gig connectivity that will transform their internet experience. This expansion is part of Gateway Fiber’s ongoing efforts to enhance internet connectivity across the Minneapolis metro area.

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“Our 100% fiber network will revolutionize how Shoreview residents experience the internet, enabling better work-from-home capabilities, online learning, streaming, gaming, and more,” said Gateway Fiber CEO Chris Surdo. “It will also help small businesses keep up better with inventory and manage point-of-sales systems more smoothly.”

Gateway Fiber’s network is designed to provide an internet experience far superior to traditional cable and telephone-based services. The Shoreview deployment will significantly improve the local digital infrastructure, ensuring faster download and upload speeds, improved online reliability, and seamless connectivity for multiple devices.

“We’re looking forward to having fiber optic for our residents and our businesses and the economic development that will follow it,” said John Connelly, president of the Twin Cities North Chamber of Commerce.

Shoreview residents will receive timely updates as construction progresses, including information on connecting to the new service. Each neighborhood under construction will be informed of progress through door hangers, with contact information for questions. Residents and businesses in Shoreview can visit gatewayfiber.com to check availability, sign up for service, and receive updates on the construction process.

“We focus on simplifying internet service,” said John Meyer, Chief Customer Officer of Gateway Fiber. “From flat-rate pricing to local customer support, we’re committed to delivering a refreshing experience to the Shoreview community.”

Gateway Fiber offers straightforward pricing without contracts, hidden fees, or surprise rate hikes. Additionally, customers can enjoy free whole-home Wi-Fi coverage and exceptional customer service, which has consistently been rated far above industry standards.

To help support this expansion, Gateway Fiber is creating jobs in the area and will continue to invest in the local economy. Are you looking for a career in fiber? Check out the Gateway Fiber career page: gatewayfiber.com/careers.

About Gateway Fiber

Gateway Fiber is on a mission to positively impact communities through a better internet. As data requirements for residences and businesses continue to expand, Gateway is creating a leading, national fiber-to-the-home platform to serve this critical unmet need. Gateway provides faster, more reliable internet with a simple pricing model and industry-leading customer service. In February, Gateway Fiber announced a strategic merger with E-Rate leader WANRack and its residential subsidiary, KWIKOM Communications. The merger creates a more powerful, scalable organization with enhanced growth opportunities for its employees, while expanding the combined organization’s offerings to meet the diverse internet needs of commercial, small and medium-sized businesses (SMB), and enterprise clients. For more information, visit gatewayfiber.com.

Gateway Fiber joined the Twin Cities North Chamber of Commerce to cut the ribbon and begin constructing the 100% fiber high-speed internet service in Shoreview, MN.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — European national security advisors arrived in Kyiv on Saturday to discuss the latest peace proposals, as a U.S.-led diplomatic push to end the nearly 4-year-old war in Ukraine intensifies. The discussions come ahead of a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders next week.

“A busy working day lies ahead: security and economic issues, work on framework documents, coordination of further steps with partners,” Ukraine’s chief negotiator, Rustem Umerov, said in a post on X. He said representatives of Canada and NATO were attending, in addition to representatives of European countries and bodies.

Ukraine is coordinating security guarantee plans with European partners that would include a multilateral framework agreement involving Ukrainian forces as the first line of defense, European-led troops deployed in Ukraine, and American “backstop” support, according to Ukrainian negotiator Oleksandr Bevz.

Zelenskyy on Tuesday announced plans for meetings with officials from about 30 countries, dubbed the Coalition of the Willing, which support Kyiv’s effort to end the war with Russia on acceptable terms.

Saturday's meeting of national security advisers from those countries in is due to be followed by a meeting of the countries’ leaders on Tuesday in Paris.

The latest round of talks comes after Zelenskyy on Friday appointed the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence as his new chief of staff.

The president framed the appointment of Gen. Kyrylo Budanov as part of a broader effort to sharpen the focus on security, defense development and diplomacy.

Meanwhile, the death toll from a Russian missile attack in the city of Kharkiv on Friday increased to two, including a 3-year-old boy, Kharkiv regional head Oleh Syniehubov wrote on Telegram Saturday.

An overnight Russian drone attack on the Mykolaiv region targeted critical infrastructure and left some communities without electricity Saturday, according to regional head, Vitalii Kim. He said engineers spent the night working to restore power and there were no casualties reported following the attack.

European countries national security advisers attend a security forum in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk)