We just sent out the March edition of eNews, the Blandin Foundation monthly broadband email newsletter.

With the help of Bill Coleman, we were able to track down updates from a number of the Get Broadband communities. (These are communities that are currently working to promote and support broadband in their area with financial and technical help from the Blandin Foundation.) It’s fun to see what is happening with these rural areas.

I am also happy with an interview we had with Jack Geller from the Center for Rural Policy and Development. They are currently working on a report on broadband adoption in rural Minnesota in 2006, which should come out in a month or so. Jack was generous enough to share some advance information with us. For example, the broadband adoption rate in rural Minnesota jumped nearly 12 percent last year to 39.7 percent.

Check it out – I hope you enjoy it!