Iowa Network Services has expanded its high-speed fiber optic network to northeastern Des Moines. The project connects portions of its existing fiber network in Ankeny and Des Moines with a new route along Delaware Avenue. Before this expansion, businesses in the area, including the Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities, were limited to slow Internet access via copper DSL networks. High-speed fiber expansions are planned in West Des Moines, Grimes and other Iowa communities later this year. Read more