Comments on: Gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer focuses on broadband in Bemidji http://blandinonbroadband.org/2010/07/29/gubernatorial-candidate-tom-emmer-focuses-on-broadband-in-bemidji/ News and information on broadband use, policy, and trends Mon, 21 May 2012 14:36:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Bill Coleman http://blandinonbroadband.org/2010/07/29/gubernatorial-candidate-tom-emmer-focuses-on-broadband-in-bemidji/#comment-7352 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:36:12 +0000 http://blandinonbroadband.org/?p=3688#comment-7352 I wonder if Emmer is aware of the web of federal subsidies, through loans, universal service funds and access fees that support the investment that Minnesota’s rural telecommunications cooperatives have made in greater Minnesota. PBT and others have done a great job in extending fiber and providing advanced services in areas where the market-based incentives fall far short of supporting the investment.

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