The Public News Service (in Nebraska) is talking about rural broadband and the need to better track rural broadband. They  lift up Minnesota as a state that is making some strides in the right direction…

He points to policies adopted by Minnesota to ensure all residents are covered from border to border, largely relying on public-private partnerships.
Hladik says those efforts, which involve more accurate maps, show that multiple stakeholders working together can ensure coverage when profit margins are too slim for the private sector to get the job done.
“We can’t sit back and expect the state government to solve this for us,” he stresses. “It also can’t be only the provider.
“Frankly, the cost incentive is not there for the provider to extend service to every household in Minnesota or every household in Nebraska.”
Hladik says mapping is likely to be a prominent issue in the next legislative session, and he expects to see a measure introduced to help Nebraska get a better picture of the barriers to expanding broadband access to all of its residents.