Here’s the word from the Office of Broadband Development:

The Office of Broadband Development is pleased to announce that it has entered into a contract with Connected Nation to continue mapping broadband availability in Minnesota. Connected Nation is in the process of collecting data from providers in the state and updated maps should be available in June 2015. Information on broadband availability can be found at http://mn.gov/deed/programs-services/broadband/maps-tests/index.jsp Updated information will also be posted at that location.

I guess that’s the inspiration I need to finish tracking the county profiles based on the last maps. It will be interesting to see how we’ve progressed. I guess it’s too early to track the impact of the Minnesota Broadband Funds – but maybe not too early to track in the impact of the discussions leading up to the proposals and awards.

Also from the OBD…

Governor’s Task Force on Broadband Meeting May 14.