KCTC also donated money during this time to the Kalona Public Library to purchase additional terminals. Internet classes are now offered at the Kalona Library free of charge. Work begins at Mid Prairie Middle School on data and telephone networks. Installation is completed on 22,000 ft. of wiring and a new phone system at Mid Prairie Middle School. Additional ONU's are brought online and serve outlying areas of the KCTC exchange, allowing the first ISDN circuits to be provided to rural customers.
New fiber is buried to serve many additional customers.
Iowa Wireless Services announces its partnership with the Kalona Cooperative Telephone Company , bringing digital wireless service to the area. A PCS tower is completed to include the town of Washington in KCTC's expanding digital wireless coverage. KCTC partners with three established local business in Washington to support the growing PCS customer base in that area.