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.

Stevens County broadband ranking has slipped slightly from 5 to 7; access to speeds of 100/20 have stayed the same as last year. They are still well poised but I haven’t heard much from them in the last year. They may want to make a concerted effort to get ubiquitous coverage by the goal deadline of 2026.

Info on Access:

The speeds reflect the Minnesota speed goals:

• 25 Mbps down and 3 up by 2022
• 100 Mbps down and 20 up by 2026

Current ranking for 100/20 access: 7

• Stevens County has worked with the Blandin Foundation
• Find more articles on broadband in Stevens County (http://tinyurl.com/joutu2h)
• There is a matrix of Minnesota broadband adoption projects.
• Districts: CD 7
  Senate: 12
  House: 12A