The Pine City Review posts the Year-in-Review 2025. Actions related to broadband make the list…
County offers letter of support, financial contribution to proposed broadband project
Pine County Commissioners agreed to send a letter in support to Minnesota Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) on behalf of Mediacom Broadband, which is seeking to expand broadband access for residents in Pine County through grant funding.
The FCC reports on Chairman Brendan Carr summary of the FCC’s key wins in 2025…
“2025 was a historic year for the FCC and I am proud of all the wins we were able to achieve for the American people,” Chairman Carr stated. “I want to express my thanks and appreciation to the agency’s talented staff for the great and efficient results that they delivered all year long. But this is just the beginning. The FCC is firing on all cylinders, and we will build on this momentum to deliver even more wins in 2026.”
The items were organized into the following topics…
UNLEASHING HIGH-SPEED INFRASTRUCTURE BUILDS
RESTORING AMERICA’S LEADERSHIP IN WIRELESS
BOOSTING AMERICA’S SPACE ECONOMY
STRENGTHENING AMERICAS TELECOM WORKERS
REINVIGORATING THE FCC’S CONSUMER PROTECTION WORK
EMPOWERING LOCAL BROADCASTERS
PROMOTING NATIONAL SECURITY
ADVANCING PUBLIC SAFETY
STREAMLINING REGULATIONS & MODERNIZING AGENCY OPERATIONS
MinneapoliMedia is a new media source in Coon Rapids MN. It features local folks and tells their stories. A recent article caught my eye because it started with an image that will be familiar to many readers and it’s a story that folks who have good broadband think is in the past, a farmer without adequate broadband…
Naima Dhore apologizes for the delay. She is in rural Minnesota, where broadband thins the farther you move from city limits, where the land opens wide but infrastructure does not always follow. She explains that she needs to stay still so the connection does not drop.
It is an unintentional metaphor for the work itself.
To farm here is to learn patience. To hold your ground. To stay present even when conditions are uncertain. To root yourself deeply enough that what you are building can endure.
“I do exist,” she says, smiling when the image finally comes through. “I’m not AI.”
Last week I posted the annual MN County Broadband Profiles. They are an opportunity for folks to see what’s happening in their community, what they can expect in terms of broadband and where they might need help. Someone asked me about how they could best use them. So, I came up with some ideas to share depending on how your county is doing and what your role might be. Aside from the first idea, the assumption is that improving broadband is part of your job or that you work for local government. If you don’t, you add “talk to your local government connections (County Commission/City Council/Town Board) about…”
Often broadband improvement comes down to a passionate champion and that champion doesn’t always work at City Hall. Or often the passionate person at the County needs an outsider to help make the case.
Are you Green?
Are you Yellow or Green but not completely covered? (Do you have a few households that still need help?)
Are you Red? (Do you have more than a few households that need help?)
For everyone.
The West Central Tribune reports…
The Willmar City Council on Dec. 15 heard an update on the Willmar Connect initiative from City Operations Director Kyle Box, who said awarding of the bid for the project should be ready for consideration in January.
Willmar City Council is expected to consider awarding the bid for the Willmar Connect initiative at its first meeting in January 2026, according to Willmar City Operations Director Kyle Box.
Box provided an update on the Willmar Connect initiative at the Dec. 15 meeting of the City Council.
The Willmar Connect initiative is the city’s plan to construct a citywide, city-owned, open-access fiber broadband network. The city will own the infrastructure and Hometown Fiber will operate and manage the network on which multiple internet service providers can operate.
The various ISPs operating on the system will pay fees to the city, which will be used to service the debt and interest on approximately $24.5 million in bonds issued to pay for its construction.
I mentioned this news over the weekend, but it’s fun to see more folks post about it, especially Senator Klobuchar…
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), a senior member of the Senate Commerce Committee and co-chair of the Senate Broadband Caucus, announced that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Minnesota’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Final Proposal. Minnesota received $652 million in funding to implement its BEAD proposal.
“I’m thrilled to announce that Minnesota’s broadband funding proposal has been approved, which will bring fast, affordable, reliable internet to families in every corner of our state,” said Senator Klobuchar. “This funding is available thanks to my bipartisan legislation that I fought to pass so that Minnesota families—regardless of their ZIP code—have access to high-speed internet.”
“This BEAD milestone represents a major step forward in our commitment to ensuring every Minnesotan — regardless of geography — has access to reliable, high quality broadband,” said Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Commissioner Matt Varilek. “Minnesota extends its sincere appreciation to the many Internet service providers and partners across the state who worked alongside us to shape this proposal. Their dedication, expertise and willingness to engage deeply in this effort have been essential to reaching this point. With this BEAD approval, Minnesota is one step closer to closing the digital divide and building a more connected future for all.”
This development advances Minnesota’s affordable broadband rollout to unserved and underserved areas of the state.
Klobuchar has long led efforts to expand broadband access, support rural broadband, and bridge the digital divide.
Klobuchar’s Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act was incorporated into the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and has delivered significant federal funding to Minnesota for expanding high-speed internet access statewide.
In June 2023, Klobuchar announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce had awarded major federal funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to bring reliable, affordable, high-speed internet access to every household in Minnesota. The Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act, Klobuchar’s legislation with then-House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-SC) to expand high-speed internet nationwide, served as the basis for the program created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
In March 2023, Klobuchar and Senators John Thune (R-SD), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), and Jerry Moran (R-KS) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to expand broadband access to rural communities. The Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act would strengthen funding mechanisms for the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Universal Service Fund (USF), which promotes universal access to broadband and other telecommunications services. Currently, the USF is primarily funded through landline fees, disproportionately impacting seniors, who are more likely to use landlines than other Americans.
In February 2023, Klobuchar introduced bipartisan legislation with Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) to strengthen broadband access for rural communities. The Rural Broadband Protection Act would ensure that providers applying for federal funding can reliably deliver broadband to underserved, rural communities.
In July 2021, Klobuchar introduced bipartisan legislation with Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) to expand rural broadband access by streamlining the funding process and removing barriers for broadband connectivity in hard-to-serve rural areas.
Legislative leaders on Tuesday officially set the timeline for getting bills through the committee process during the upcoming 2026 session.
Here are the three deadlines for the 2026 session (first and second deadlines are the same day):
Friday, March 27 at 5 p.m.: Committees must act favorably on bills in the house of origin and committees must act favorably on bills, or companions of bills, that met the first deadline in the other body.
Friday, April 17 at 5 p.m.: Committees must act favorably on major appropriation and finance bills.
The annual Easter/Passover break is scheduled to begin on March 27 at 5 p.m. The Legislature will be in recess until 8 a.m. on April 7.
Per Joint Rule 2.03, the deadlines do not apply to the House Capital Investment Division; the House Taxes, Ways and Means, or Rules and Legislative Administration committees; nor the Senate Capital Investment, Finance, Taxes or Rules and Administration committees.
The Legislature must complete its work by May 18.
These dates are important for successfully getting bills through to become bills.
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Bloomington, MN 55425 United States
Rank: 79
Code: Red
(See Blandin Foundation interactive map)
| county | 25/3 | 253 rank | 100/20 | 10020 rank | Gig | gig rank | Providers |
| Yellow Medicine | 78.27 | 80 | 72.93 | 79 | 12.51 | 87 | 12 |
Yellow Medicine County: improvement is coming
Yellow Medicine County’s broadband coverage has jumped up considerably in the last year, which helps them retain their Green status.
At the time of writing, the MN BEAD final proposal has not been approved, but the current proposal would mean coverage for 0 locations in Yellow Medicine County.
There is still Line Extension funding yet to be distributed, which helps connect handfuls of houses just beyond existing infrastructure. (Yellow Medicine has not benefitted from earlier Line Extension awards. So that seems like a strategy worth consideration.)
Statewide, there have been changes with local and national broadband providers, which also leads to uncertainty.
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
| 100/20 (2026 goal) | 72.93 | 58.77 | 61.09 | 58.17 | 48.81 | 37.71 | 38.86 | 37.72 | 19.28 |
| 25/3 (2022 goal) | 78.27 | 67.27 | 68.63 | 68.7 | 64.65 | 59.83 | 68.31 | 46.91 | 20.42 |
Possible BEAD support
The Minnesota BEAD Final Proposal has not yet been approved so the information below is subject to change; it includes the number of locations by county specifying provider and broadband type. (Learn more.)
Locations in Yellow Medicine: 0
Local Government Match for State Broadband Grants:
Over the years, many local governments (County, Municipal, Tribal) have invested in broadband deployment. This year, I have tracked how much local investment has been used to match MN State Grants. Local governments invest in other ways too, but this was one number I could realistically find and quantify investment by county, which means investment in that county, whether by county, cities or other local government entity.
In Yellow Medicine 0 was invested over the years.
New Posts from 2025:
Highlights from Past Reports
Past Grants:
Find more articles on broadband in Yellow Medicine County (http://tinyurl.com/zhsj3ke)
The maps below come from the
I am doing the annual look at broadband in each county – based on maps from the Office of Broadband Development and news gathered from the last year. I’m looking at progress toward the 2022 (25 Mbps down and 3 Mbps up) and 2026 (100 Mbps down and 20 Mbps up) and will code each:
Rank: 50
Code: Green
(See Blandin Foundation interactive map)
| county | 25/3 | 253 rank | 100/20 | 10020 rank | Gig | gig rank | Providers |
| Wright | 91.78 | 43 | 88.01 | 44 | 32.02 | 67 | 23 |
Wright County: continued progress
Wright County’s broadband coverage has been increasing over the last few years. They have BEAD funding come in in for fiber, which will help them reach the state goals. Subsequently, the retain Green status.
At the time of writing, the MN BEAD final proposal has not been approved, but the current proposal would mean coverage for 5,024 locations in Wright County. The majority of locations will get fiber but some will get a satellite or fixed wireless connection, which does not qualify as served in the MN statute.
There is still Line Extension funding yet to be distributed, which helps connect handfuls of houses just beyond existing infrastructure. (Wright has benefitted from earlier Line Extension awards. So that seems hopeful for them as well.)
Statewide, there have been changes with local and national broadband providers, which also leads to uncertainty.
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
| 100/20 (2026 goal) | 88.01 | 84.5 | 75.43 | 78.02 | 86.15 | 82.51 | 81.02 | 80.61 | 29.26 |
| 25/3 (2022 goal) | 91.78 | 89.35 | 80.54 | 83.58 | 92.71 | 89.69 | 91.07 | 87.89 | 81.17 |
Possible BEAD support
The Minnesota BEAD Final Proposal has not yet been approved so the information below is subject to change; it includes the number of locations by county specifying provider and broadband type. (Learn more.)
Locations in Wright: 5,024
The locations include a mix of fiber as well as of satellite and fixed wireless connections.
| County | Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC | Frontier | IBT Group USA, LLC | Meeker Cooperative Light and Power | Midco | Space Exploration Technologies Corp. | Spectrum Mid-America, LLC | Xfinity | Locations Grand Total | County |
| Technology Type | Low Earth Orbit Satellite | Fiber | Fixed Wireless | Fiber | Fiber | Low Earth Orbit Satellite | Fiber | Fiber | ||
| Wright | 36 | 29 | 384 | 1,046 | 2,994 | 3 | 440 | 92 | 5,024 | Wright |
Local Government Match for State Broadband Grants:
Over the years, many local governments (County, Municipal, Tribal) have invested in broadband deployment. This year, I have tracked how much local investment has been used to match MN State Grants. Local governments invest in other ways too, but this was one number I could realistically find and quantify investment by county, which means investment in that county, whether by county, cities or other local government entity.
In Wright $703,900 was invested in three projects over the years.
New Posts from 2025:
Highlights from Past Reports
Past Grant:
Find more article on Wright County https://blandinonbroadband.org/?s=%22wright+county%22&submit=Search
The maps below come from the
I am doing the annual look at broadband in each county – based on maps from the Office of Broadband Development and news gathered from the last year. I’m looking at progress toward the 2022 (25 Mbps down and 3 Mbps up) and 2026 (100 Mbps down and 20 Mbps up) and will code each:
Rank: 38
Code: Green
(See Blandin Foundation interactive map)
| County | 25/3 (% covered) |
25/3 rank | 100/20 (% covered) |
100/20 rank | Gig (% covered) |
Gig rank |
| Winona | 89.7 | 46 | 89.19 | 38 | 26.66 | 66 |
Winona County: Rank goes from Yellow to Green
Winona County’s broadband coverage has gone up incrementally this year. Subsequently, they retain their Green status.
At the time of writing, the MN BEAD final proposal has not been approved, but the current proposal would mean coverage for 1,463 locations in Winona County. The locations will get a satellite connection, which does not qualify as served in the MN statute.
There is still Line Extension funding yet to be distributed, which helps connect handfuls of houses just beyond existing infrastructure. (Winona has benefitted from earlier Line Extension awards. So that seems hopeful for them as well.)
Statewide, there have been changes with local and national broadband providers, which also leads to uncertainty.
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
| 100/20 (2026 goal) | 89.19 | 85.33 | 85.62 | 87.59 | 87.47 | 86.43 | 86.31 | 81.17 |
| 25/3 (2022 goal) | 89.7 | 87.55 | 88.88 | 91.65 | 88.09 | 86.58 | 86.48 | 92.13 |
Possible BEAD support
The Minnesota BEAD Final Proposal has not yet been approved so the information below is subject to change; it includes the number of locations by county specifying provider and broadband type. (Learn more.)
Locations in Winona: 1,463
The locations include satellite connections.
| County | Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC | Space Exploration Technologies Corp. | Locations Grand Total | County |
| Technology Type | Low Earth Orbit Satellite | Low Earth Orbit Satellite | ||
| Winona | 952 | 182 | 1,463 | Winona |
Local Government Match for State Broadband Grants:
Over the years, many local governments (County, Municipal, Tribal) have invested in broadband deployment. This year, I have tracked how much local investment has been used to match MN State Grants. Local governments invest in other ways too, but this was one number I could realistically find and quantify investment by county, which means investment in that county, whether by county, cities or other local government entity.
In Aitkin 0 was invested over the years.
New Posts from 2025:
Highlights from Past Reports
Winona County has been focused on broadband for years; they were part of the Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities (MIRC) starting in 2010, a Blandin-led and federal (ARRA) funded broadband adoption project.
Past Grant:
Find more articles on broadband in Winona County (http://tinyurl.com/hqsckxg)
The maps below come from the
I am doing the annual look at broadband in each county – based on maps from the Office of Broadband Development and news gathered from the last year. I’m looking at progress toward the 2022 (25 Mbps down and 3 Mbps up) and 2026 (100 Mbps down and 20 Mbps up) and will code each:
Rank 31
Code: Green
(See Blandin Foundation interactive map)
| county | 25/3 | 253 rank | 100/20 | 10020 rank | Gig | gig rank | Providers |
| Wilkin | 99.52 | 10 | 94.99 | 31 | 94.96 | 11 | 12 |
Wilkin County: still increasing
Wilkin County’s broadband coverage has increased slightly in 2025; they are close to goal so they retain their Green status.
At the time of writing, the MN BEAD final proposal has not been approved, but the current proposal would mean coverage for 0 locations in Anoka County.
There is still Line Extension funding yet to be distributed, which helps connect handfuls of houses just beyond existing infrastructure. (Wilkin has not benefitted from earlier Line Extension awards. So that seems like a strategy worth consideration.)
Statewide, there have been changes with local and national broadband providers, which also leads to uncertainty.
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
| 100/20 (2026 goal) | 94.99 | 93.68 | 81.97 | 77.48 | 77.06 | 77.06 | 80.84 | 82.08 | 80.84 |
| 25/3 (2022 goal) | 99.52 | 94.09 | 87.33 | 83.56 | 83.01 | 83.1 | 88.01 | 86.53 | 80.84 |
Possible BEAD support
The Minnesota BEAD Final Proposal has not yet been approved so the information below is subject to change; it includes the number of locations by county specifying provider and broadband type. (Learn more.)
Locations in Wilkin: 0
Local Government Match for State Broadband Grants:
Over the years, many local governments (County, Municipal, Tribal) have invested in broadband deployment. This year, I have tracked how much local investment has been used to match MN State Grants. Local governments invest in other ways too, but this was one number I could realistically find and quantify investment by county, which means investment in that county, whether by county, cities or other local government entity.
In Wilkin 0 was invested over the years.
No New Posts from 2025:
Highlights from Past Reports
Past Grants:
Find more articles on broadband in Wilkin County (http://tinyurl.com/zh64v29)
The maps below come from the
I am doing the annual look at broadband in each county – based on maps from the Office of Broadband Development and news gathered from the last year. I’m looking at progress toward the 2022 (25 Mbps down and 3 Mbps up) and 2026 (100 Mbps down and 20 Mbps up) and will code each:
Rank: 82
Code: Red
(See Blandin Foundation interactive map)
| county | 25/3 | 253 rank | 100/20 | 10020 rank | Gig | gig rank | Providers |
| Watonwan | 75.47 | 81 | 71.32 | 82 | 25.72 | 76 | 16 |
Watonwan County: hovering around 70 percent
Watonwan County’s broadband coverage has been stagnant for several years. They aren’t in line to get much funding from BEAD. They retain Red status
At the time of writing, the MN BEAD final proposal has not been approved, but the current proposal would mean coverage for 1,1 locations in Anoka County. Some of the locations will get fiber and the rest will get satellite, which does not qualify as served in the MN statute.
There is still Line Extension funding yet to be distributed, which helps connect handfuls of houses just beyond existing infrastructure. (Watonwan has not benefitted from earlier Line Extension awards. So that seems like a strategy worth considering.)
Statewide, there have been changes with local and national broadband providers, which also leads to uncertainty.
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | ||
| 100/20 (2026 goal) | 71.32 | 71.69 | 70.03 | 71.06 | 69.25 | 68.5 | 67.75 | 68.42 | 64.58 | |
| 25/3 (2022 goal) | 75.74 | 75.69 | 74.61 | 78.27 | 77.62 | 79.32 | 79.21 | 70.7 | 65.26 |
Possible BEAD support
The Minnesota BEAD Final Proposal has not yet been approved so the information below is subject to change; it includes the number of locations by county specifying provider and broadband type. (Learn more.)
Locations in Watonwan: 11
The locations include fiber and satellite connections.
| County | AMG Technology Investment Group, LLC d/b/a Nextlink Internet | Federated Rural Electric Association | Locations Grand Total | County |
| Technology Type | Fixed Wireless | Fiber | ||
| Watonwan | 2 | 9 | 11 | Watonwan |
Local Government Match for State Broadband Grants:
Over the years, many local governments (County, Municipal, Tribal) have invested in broadband deployment. This year, I have tracked how much local investment has been used to match MN State Grants. Local governments invest in other ways too, but this was one number I could realistically find and quantify investment by county, which means investment in that county, whether by county, cities or other local government entity.
In Watonwan 0 was invested over the years.
New Posts from 2025:
Highlights from Past Reports
Grants:
Find more articles on broadband in Watonwan County (http://tinyurl.com/jpnf6xv)
The maps below come from the
I am doing the annual look at broadband in each county – based on maps from the Office of Broadband Development and news gathered from the last year. I’m looking at progress toward the 2022 (25 Mbps down and 3 Mbps up) and 2026 (100 Mbps down and 20 Mbps up) and will code each:
Rank:22
Code: Green
(See Blandin Foundation interactive map)
| county | 25/3 | 253 rank | 100/20 | 10020 rank | Gig | gig rank | Providers |
| Washington | 98.13 | 21 | 96.97 | 22 | 27.61 | 75 | 15 |
Washington County: nearly there with a grant in process
Washington County’s broadband coverage tracking has bounced around in the last three years but it seems to be back on track. (I’m sure the bouncing is more about the mapping that the coverage.) They are close to goal so they retain their Green status. Also, they should get some increased coverage from BEAD awards.
At the time of writing, the MN BEAD final proposal has not been approved, but the current proposal would mean coverage for 2,390 locations in Washington County. However, Some locations will get others; others will get a satellite or fixed wireless connection, which does not qualify as served in the MN statute.
There is still Line Extension funding yet to be distributed, which helps connect handfuls of houses just beyond existing infrastructure. (Washington has benefitted from earlier Line Extension awards. So that seems hopeful for them as well.)
Statewide, there have been changes with local and national broadband providers, which also leads to uncertainty.
Broadband Access:
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
| 100/20 (2026 goal) | 96.97 | 94.56 | 97.09 | 93.59 | 96.02 | 95.8 | 95.8 | 96.1 | 94.97 |
| 25/3 (2022 goal) | 98.13 | 96.65 | 98.17 | 95.7 | 97.88 | 98.45 | 98.44 | 97.21 | 96.52 |
Possible BEAD support
The Minnesota BEAD Final Proposal has not yet been approved so the information below is subject to change; it includes the number of locations by county specifying provider and broadband type. (Learn more.)
Locations in Washington: 2,390
The locations include a mix of fiber as well as cable, satellite and fixed wireless connections.
| County | Amazon Kuiper Commercial Services LLC | IBT Group USA, LLC | Midco | Midco | Space Exploration Technologies Corp. | Xfinity | Locations Grand Total | County |
| Technology Type | Low Earth Orbit Satellite | Fixed Wireless | Cable Coax | Fiber | Low Earth Orbit Satellite | Fiber | ||
| Washington | 350 | 249 | 16 | 233 | 14 | 1,528 | 2,390 | Washington |
Local Government Match for State Broadband Grants:
Over the years, many local governments (County, Municipal, Tribal) have invested in broadband deployment. This year, I have tracked how much local investment has been used to match MN State Grants. Local governments invest in other ways too, but this was one number I could realistically find and quantify investment by county, which means investment in that county, whether by county, cities or other local government entity.
In Washington $375,085 was invested in three projects over the years.
New Posts from 2025:
Highlights from Past Reports
Past Grants
Find more articles on broadband in Washington County (http://tinyurl.com/z4dwzyy)
The maps below come from the
I am doing the annual look at broadband in each county – based on maps from the Office of Broadband Development and news gathered from the last year. I’m looking at progress toward the 2022 (25 Mbps down and 3 Mbps up) and 2026 (100 Mbps down and 20 Mbps up) and will code each:
Rank: 58
Code: Yellow
(See Blandin Foundation interactive map)
| county | 25/3 | 253 rank | 100/20 | 10020 rank | Gig | gig rank | Providers |
| Waseca | 85.71 | 66 | 84.34 | 58 | 47.65 | 55 | 15 |
Waseca County: stalled at 85 percent broadband access
Waseca County’s broadband coverage increased nicely in 2025, enough to bump them from Red to Yellow status.
At the time of writing, the MN BEAD final proposal has not been approved, but the current proposal would mean coverage for 17 locations in Waseca County. The locations will get a fixed wireless connection, which does not qualify as served in the MN statute.
There is still Line Extension funding yet to be distributed, which helps connect handfuls of houses just beyond existing infrastructure. (Waseca has not benefitted from earlier Line Extension awards. So that seems like a strategy worth considering.)
Statewide, there have been changes with local and national broadband providers, which also leads to uncertainty.
Broadband Access:
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
| 100/20 (2026 goal) | 84.34 | 74.91 | 76.12 | 75.12 | 75.02 | 75.34 | 75.2 | 75.06 | 98.75 |
| 25/3 (2022 goal) | 85.71 | 77.12 | 78.18 | 78.19 | 78.65 | 83.92 | 82.19 | 75.3 | 98.75 |
Possible BEAD support
The Minnesota BEAD Final Proposal has not yet been approved so the information below is subject to change; it includes the number of locations by county specifying provider and broadband type. (Learn more.)
Locations in Waseca: 17
The locations include satellite connections.
| County | AMG Technology Investment Group, LLC d/b/a Nextlink Internet | Locations Grand Total | County |
| Technology Type | Fixed Wireless | ||
| Waseca | 17 | 17 | Waseca |
Local Government Match for State Broadband Grants:
Over the years, many local governments (County, Municipal, Tribal) have invested in broadband deployment. This year, I have tracked how much local investment has been used to match MN State Grants. Local governments invest in other ways too, but this was one number I could realistically find and quantify investment by county, which means investment in that county, whether by county, cities or other local government entity.
In Waseca $165,000 was invested over the years.
No New Posts from 2025
Highlights from Past Reports
Past Grants:
Find more articles on broadband in Waseca County (http://tinyurl.com/z845jwy)
The maps below come from the
I am doing the annual look at broadband in each county – based on maps from the Office of Broadband Development and news gathered from the last year. I’m looking at progress toward the 2022 (25 Mbps down and 3 Mbps up) and 2026 (100 Mbps down and 20 Mbps up) and will code each: