Approved broadband installer training providers

State law requires the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI), in consultation with the Office of Broadband Development, to approve standards for a Safety-Qualified Underground Telecommunications Installer Certification Program. 

The groups below are DLI-recognized training providers able to certify installers who meet the training and exam requirements, provide certification cards and maintain records of certified installers.

• 414 Connections

• Arkouda Industries

• Associated Builders & Contractors Minnesota/North Dakota

• Central Cable Contractors

• City of Chaska, Minn.

• Congruex

• Cross Country Underground

• D&D Services

• Davids Hydro-Vac

• Egan Companies

• Elite Underground

• Erics Excavating

• Fibros Inc.

• FireLight Contracting

• Fusion Telecom Services

• Generations Utility Services

• Havercamp Underground utility services

• Infra Services

• International Union of Operating Engineers

• Intec Inc

• Ironwood Underground

• Kevin Walicke Educational Services

• Laborers International Union of North America

• Lake States Construction

• Learning Alliance Corporation

• M.P. Nexlevel

• MasTec

• Mears Broadband

• Metronet

• Michels Utility Services

• Midco

• Midsota Drilling

• Midwest Cable TV

• Midwest Underground

• MinnComm Construction

• Minnesota Safety Incorporated

• Minnesota Telecom Alliance

• Minnesota Underground Safety and Training

• MX Underground

• NC3

• Network Management Group

• Nobis Technology LLC

• North Central Services

• Northland Utilities

• ROC Communications

• Rothmeyer TEC

• Sallenreik Construction Inc.

• Sandcastle Communications

• Schwartz Services LLC

• SJ Network Services

• TAK Broadband

• TD&I Cable Maintenance

• TelCom

• TNT

• Universal Services Inc.

• West Union Trenching

• Winnebago Cooperative Telecom Association

• X-Com LLC