Free Wi-Fi
Range is pleased to offer FREE Wi-Fi in a variety of areas across our serving area. For more information, about our Free Wi-Fi send us a message.
- Broadus Visitor Center (Memorial Day through Labor Day) · Broadus, Montana
- Downtown Thermopolis · Thermopolis, Wyoming
- Downtown Dubois · Dubois, Wyoming
- Downtown Newcastle · Newcastle, Wyoming
- Hot Springs County Fairgrounds · Thermopolis, Wyoming
- Hot Springs State Park · Thermopolis, Wyoming
- WY I-25 Rest Areas · Dwyer Junction, Orin Junction, Chugwater
- Newcastle Chamber of Commerce · Newcastle, Wyoming
- Pioneer Square · Worland, Wyoming
- Rosebud Treasure County Fairgrounds · Forsyth, Montana
- Sheridan County Fairgrounds · Sheridan, Wyoming
- Sundance State Bank Community Meeting Room · Sundance, Wyoming
- Sundance Square · Sundance, Wyoming
- Thermopolis Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce · Thermopolis, Wyoming
- Upton Community Center · Upton, Wyoming
- Washakie County Fairgrounds · Worland, Wyoming
- Washakie County Library · Worland, Wyoming
- Weston County Fairgrounds · Newcastle, Wyoming
- Whitney Commons · Sheridan, Wyoming
- Worland Community Center · Worland, Wyoming
- Worland Ten Sleep Chamber of Commerce · Worland, Wyoming
Send Us Your West Shot!
Range wants to see you living your West life – whether that’s in the mountains, on the water, out in the field, or in your community. Enter your photos for a chance to be featured by Range and you could win a year of FREE Broadband! Range’s high-speed internet makes your time online fast, reliable, and easy so you can make the most of your time offline.
Entry deadline is 8/31/2024.
Upload Your EntryCommunity Events Summer 2024
Each year, Range eagerly embraces the opportunity to support our serving communities with sponsorships and donations. Understanding the vital role of working as a community, we aim to build strong connections that create positive change. The contributions we can offer are possible because of our loyal customer base. It provides us the opportunity to give back to programs that assist our schools, youth programs, veterans, health and safety organizations, and many others.
As we approach the 2024 summer season, Range looks forward to participating in an exciting lineup of events. If you are roaming around our serving areas, mark these dates on your calendar and join in on the fun-filled opportunities.
- May 31 • Montana Warriors on the Water Patriotic Parade – Forsyth, Montana
- June 1 • Thermopolis Brewfest – Thermopolis, Wyoming
- June 8 • Burns Day – Burns, Wyoming
- June 14, Every Friday through August 16 & Fourth of July • Dubois Rodeo – Dubois, Wyoming
- June 27 • Sundance Movie in the Park – Sundance, Wyoming
- June 28-30 • Colstrip Days – Colstrip, Montana
- July 10-13 • Sheridan WYO Rodeo – Sheridan, Wyoming
- July 17-20 • Rosebud Treasure County Fair – Forsyth, Montana
- July 27 • Dubios Wild West Brewfest – Dubois, Montana
- August 2-4 • Wyoming Discovery Days – Thermopolis, Wyoming
- August 8 • Nowoostock – Tensleep, Wyoming
- August 17 • Duck Days – Forsyth, Montana
Let’s come together, celebrate our communities, and make unforgettable memories. We hope to see you there!
Donation/Sponsorship Request
Range believes that supporting organizations and events throughout our service area is our responsibility as a community member that cares.
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Gives Thanks
Live Your WEST Life…That’s the motivation for everything we do at Range. We’re GIVING THANKS to Local Businesses that make living here the best! And, to give even more thanks, Range is donating to organizations chosen by these businesses.
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The 2024 Great Pumpkin Hunt
Range will be hiding The Great Pumpkin (a real pumpkin decorated with our logo) at a location somewhere in Dubois, Forsyth, Newcastle, Sundance, Thermopolis, and Worland from Monday, October 21 through Friday, October 25.
Following the Pumpkin Hunt, everyone is invited to Range’s Spook-Tacular Trick or Treating, October 31 from 3-5 pm, at our Dubois, Forsyth, Newcastle, Sundance, Thermopolis, and Worland offices!
Youth Tour
Range, in conjunction with the Foundation for Rural Service, is once again sponsoring a contest for high school students to win what has been referred to as a “trip of a lifetime”.
One high school student will be selected to receive an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. to participate in the Foundation for Rural Service Youth Tour, June 3-7, 2024. They will be joined by over 100 other high school students from across the United States.
To enter the contest, students must write a short essay that is no more than 250 words or no more than a 5-minute video, “How broadband impacts daily life in YOUR rural community?”. Essays must be postmarked no later than March 1, 2024, and mailed to Range, Attn: Youth Tour, PO Box 127, Forsyth, MT 59327 or emailed to youthtour@range.net.
To qualify, students, or their parents:
- Must receive their voice or broadband service from Range and reside in one of the following exchanges – (In Montana — 342, 346, 347, 356, 421, 427, 436, 477, 554, 592, 757, 784, 828, 984 or in Wyoming — 283, 736, 737, 750, 758, 878)
- Students MUST be high school students, age 15, 16 or 17 at the time of the Youth Tour.
- Must have parental authorization.
Students attending the Youth Tour will gain a first-hand look at the telecommunications industry and receive education on government processes. Students will also have an opportunity to visit famous historical sites including the Washington Monument, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Cathedral, the U.S. Capitol and Arlington National Cemetery. For more information and photos, please visit the Foundation for Rural Service website.
Scholarships
We offer a wide variety of scholarship opportunities to assist the students in the communities we serve. Please take careful note of the different deadlines and methods of submission for each scholarship.
The 2025 Range Scholarship Application will arrive in early January 2025.
The 2025 application will arrive in early January.
The objective of the Range Dubois Scholarship is to assist individuals who desire to further their education through an accredited junior college, technical school, four-year college, or university. Range Dubois will offer up to four (4) $1,000 scholarships to qualified students. Range Dubois will also offer up to three (3) $1,000 scholarships to persons who are continuing their education in college or trade school and have completed at least 24 credit hours.
The 2025 application will arrive in early January.
In 2024, Range Telephone Cooperative, Inc. will award twenty (20) scholarships valued at $2,500 each. Two of the twenty scholarships will be earmarked in memory of two former Board members – Louis Capra and Robert Adams. The Louis Capra Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to a student from the Ashland or Broadus exchange. The Robert Adams Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to a student from the Rosebud, Forsyth or Hysham exchange. In addition, one of the twenty (20) scholarships will be earmarked as the Ron Bixby Memorial Scholarship in memory of a former employee. This award will go to a student who is a tribal-enrolled member.
Started in 2020, Range will again designate two scholarships; one scholarship to a person who is continuing their education in college or trade school and has completed at least 24 credit hours and a second scholarship will be awarded to a high school senior who is planning to attend trade school in the fall.
The 2025 application will arrive in early January.
The objective of the Range Worland Scholarship is to assist individuals who desire to further their education through an accredited junior college, technical school, four-year college, or university. Range Worland will offer up to two (2) $1,000 scholarships to qualified students. Range Worland will also offer up to two (2) $1,000 scholarships to persons who are continuing their education in college or trade school and have completed at least 24 credit hours.
Recruiting and retaining good, quality educators in rural schools is a significant problem in Montana. To help draw good educators to schools struggling to hire and retain teachers, each year BroadbandMT will award one $1,500 scholarship to a current or incoming educator who commits to teaching for three consecutive years in eligible schools in Montana. The scholarship will renew for two additional years – for a total of $4,500 over three years for each winning educator.
