Community Feature
Twin Valley Fiber Internet Is Live in Burden, Kansas
September 10, 2026
Newsroom
Long before the Twin Valley name appeared on trucks and signs in Burden, this community was home to Southern Kansas Telephone Company (SKT). In 1940, Edwin and Dorothy Mikesell purchased the Burden, Atlanta and Dexter telephone exchanges, established the company’s general office in downtown Burden and began what would become generations of connecting rural Kansans.
More than 80 years later, that history became part of Twin Valley’s story. Twin Valley acquired SKT in April 2021, bringing together two family-owned Kansas communications companies with remarkably similar roots. Both began serving rural Kansas communities in the 1940s, both grew by investing in areas often overlooked by larger providers, and both built cultures centered around hometown service, innovation and long-term commitment to their communities. As the two teams came together, those shared values helped make the partnership a natural fit.
SKT officially transitioned to the Twin Valley brand in 2023, but the people, history and commitment behind the former SKT organization remain an important part of who Twin Valley is today.
Now, more than 85 years after Southern Kansas Telephone Company began in Burden, we’re proud to continue that legacy with a fiber network built to serve the community for generations to come.
From the 1940s to Now
Fiber Internet Is Now Available in Burden
We’re proud to be Burden, Kansas’ local internet provider. With construction complete, homes and businesses in the Burden fiber project area can now connect to Twin Valley fiber internet.
Our fiber network delivers fast, reliable internet with symmetrical speeds up to 8 Gig, unlimited data, professional installation and 24/7 support. Whether you’re working, streaming, gaming or running a business, Twin Valley offers high-speed internet plans built for today and the future.
Looking for fiber internet in Burden, Kansas? Make the switch to Twin Valley today.
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Residential Burden Fiber Internet Plans:
- Symmetrical Speeds
- Unlimited Data Included & No Throttling
- No Residential Contracts
- WiFi Router & App Available for $11.99/mo
- Professional Installation Included
- Local Technicians & Customer Service
- 24/7 Support
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Basic Surfers
300 Mbps - $59.99
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Home Office Hero
500 Mbps - $84.99
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Connected Family
1 Gig - $104.99
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Gaming Legends
2 Gig - $174.99
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Power Players
8 Gig - $249.99
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Have a Fiber Construction Question or Concern?
While major fiber construction in Burden is complete, restoration work may continue in some locations as the project wraps up.
If construction affected your property and there’s something that still needs our attention, please let us know. Through our Yard Guarantee, our goal is to restore areas affected by our work to the way we found them. Our construction inquiry form is the best way to send information directly to the team managing restoration and construction-related concerns. Including your address, details about the issue and photos when possible helps our team review your request.
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Outside the Fiber Build? Air Fiber May Be Available!
This fiber project primarily serves in-town Burden, but our investment in connectivity extends into the surrounding rural areas too.
Twin Valley Air Fiber is available in parts of rural southeastern Kansas where a direct fiber connection may not be available. Air Fiber uses dedicated fixed wireless infrastructure backed by our fiber network to deliver fast, reliable internet to rural homes and businesses.
Availability varies by location, so the best way to find your options is to check your specific address.
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Familiar Faces Serving Burden and Rural Southeastern Kansas
The name on our trucks may have changed from SKT to Twin Valley, but many of the people behind your connection have been serving these communities for years.
Operations team members Matt Tatum, Joe Manuele and Jerald Morgan serve Burden and communities throughout this part of rural southeastern Kansas. They know the roads, towns and people that make this area home.
For Matt, Burden is home in the most literal sense. Matt joined SKT in 2008 and continued with the team through the transition to Twin Valley. He and his family live in Burden, and outside of work you may recognize him through his involvement with the local school board, 4-H activities and other community efforts.
That community connection is an important part of what survived the transition from SKT to Twin Valley. We continue to have employees who live, work, volunteer and raise their families in the same rural communities our network serves.
Twin Valley also continues to operate from the Burden warehouse, keeping an operational presence in the community where Southern Kansas Telephone Company got its start.
We Appreciate Our Loyal Customers
A lot has changed since Edwin and Dorothy Mikesell began Southern Kansas Telephone Company in Burden in 1940.
Telephone switchboards gave way to broadband. Copper networks are giving way to fiber. SKT and Twin Valley became one team, bringing together two generations-long histories of connecting rural Kansas.
What hasn’t changed is the importance of reliable communications to communities like Burden or the value of having a provider committed to serving them for the long haul. We’re grateful to our Burden neighbors for their patience throughout construction, proud of the SKT history that began here and excited to continue investing in what comes next. Thank you for choosing a local, family owned internet provider.
