October was a big month because the annual broadband conference and release of the 87 MN Broadband County Profiles; subsequently we are reformatting eNews to capture those big events. We’ll be back to usual format next month!

2021 MN Broadband Conference: Final notes, inspiration and links to all sessions

Day One

• 2021 MN Broadband Day One: Welcome with Senator Amy Klobuchar
• 2021 MN Broadband Day One: Digital Showcase: Closing the Opportunity Gap
• 2021 MN Broadband Day One: What? Regional Gatherings Report Out: What are our greatest opportunities for improving broadband access and adoption in rural Minnesota?
• 2021 MN Broadband Day One: Update on the American Rescue Plan Act’s Capital Projects Fund

Day Two

• 2021 MN Broadband Day Two: Welcome from Chris Mitchell at Institute for Local Self-Reliance
• 2021 MN Broadband Day Two: Getting it Done: Advocacy and Action
• 2021 MN Broadband Day Two: So What? Regional Gatherings Report Out: How can rural Minnesota communities realize their greatest broadband opportunities?
• 2021 MN Broadband Day Two: My internet is so bad (video)
• 2021 MN Broadband Day Two: Broadband Project Development 101
• 2021 MN Broadband Day Two: Impromptu attendee chat on Starlink

Day Three

• 2021 MN Broadband Day Three: Welcome with Mark Ritchie
• 2021 MN Broadband Day Three: Reflections on “Farm Fresh Broadband: The Politics of Rural Connectivity”
• 2021 MN Broadband Day Three: Staying Inspired: Spreading What Works
• 2021 MN Broadband Day Three: Now What? Regional Gatherings Report Out: Next steps for Minnesota’s regions

Regional Meetings

• Arrowhead: Region 3 minus Aitkin County
• Central: Region 7W
• East Central: Region 7E plus Aitkin County
• North Central: Region 5
• Northwest & Headwaters: Regions 1, 2
• Southeast & South Central: Regions 9, 10
• Upper MN Valley, Mid-Minnesota, and Southwest: Regions 6W, 6E, 8
• West Central: Region 4

2021 Minnesota Broadband County Profiles – from Aitkin to Yellow Medicine

Here are links to each county

• Aitkin – https://wp.me/p3if7-7yO
• Anoka – https://wp.me/p3if7-7yR
• Becker – https://wp.me/p3if7-7yU
• Beltrami – https://wp.me/p3if7-7yY
• Benton – https://wp.me/p3if7-7z1
• Big Stone – https://wp.me/p3if7-7z4
• Blue Earth – https://wp.me/p3if7-7z7
• Brown – https://wp.me/p3if7-7za
• Carlton – https://wp.me/p3if7-7zd
• Carver – https://wp.me/p3if7-7zg
• Cass – https://wp.me/p3if7-7zj
• Chippewa – https://wp.me/p3if7-7zm
• Chisago – https://wp.me/p3if7-7zp
• Clay – https://wp.me/p3if7-7zs
• Clearwater – https://wp.me/p3if7-7zv
• Cook – https://wp.me/p3if7-7zy
• Cottonwood – https://wp.me/p3if7-7zB
• Crow Wing – https://wp.me/p3if7-7zE
• Dakota – https://wp.me/p3if7-7zH
• Dodge – https://wp.me/p3if7-7zK
• Douglas – https://wp.me/p3if7-7zN
• Faribault – https://wp.me/p3if7-7zQ
• Fillmore – https://wp.me/p3if7-7zT
• Freeborn – https://wp.me/p3if7-7zW
• Goodhue – https://wp.me/p3if7-7zZ
• Grant – https://wp.me/p3if7-7A2
• Hennepin – https://wp.me/p3if7-7A5
• Houston – https://wp.me/p3if7-7A8
• Hubbard – https://wp.me/p3if7-7Ab
• Isanti – https://wp.me/p3if7-7Ae
• Itasca – https://wp.me/p3if7-7Ah
• Jackson – https://wp.me/p3if7-7Ak
• Kanabec – https://wp.me/p3if7-7An
• Kandiyohi – https://wp.me/p3if7-7Ar
• Kittson – https://wp.me/p3if7-7Av
• Koochiching – https://wp.me/p3if7-7Ay
• Lac qui Parle – https://wp.me/p3if7-7AB
• Lake – https://wp.me/p3if7-7AE
• Lake of the Woods – https://wp.me/p3if7-7Hl
• Le Sueur – https://wp.me/p3if7-7AH
• Lincoln – https://wp.me/p3if7-7AK
• Lyon – https://wp.me/p3if7-7AN
• Mahnomen – https://wp.me/p3if7-7AQ
• Marshall – https://wp.me/p3if7-7AT
• Martin – https://wp.me/p3if7-7AW
• McLeod – https://wp.me/p3if7-7AZ
• Meeker – https://wp.me/p3if7-7B2
• Mille Lacs – https://wp.me/p3if7-7B5
• Morrison – https://wp.me/p3if7-7Ba
• Mower – https://wp.me/p3if7-7Bd
• Murray – https://wp.me/p3if7-7Bg
• Nicollet – https://wp.me/p3if7-7Bj
• Nobles – https://wp.me/p3if7-7Bm
• Norman – https://wp.me/p3if7-7Bp
• Olmsted – https://wp.me/p3if7-7Bs
• Otter Tail – https://wp.me/p3if7-7Bv
• Pennington – https://wp.me/p3if7-7By
• Pine – https://wp.me/p3if7-7BB
• Pipestone – https://wp.me/p3if7-7BE
• Polk – https://wp.me/p3if7-7BH
• Pope – https://wp.me/p3if7-7BK
• Ramsey – https://wp.me/p3if7-7BN
• Red Lake – https://wp.me/p3if7-7BQ
• Redwood – https://wp.me/p3if7-7BT
• Renville – https://wp.me/p3if7-7BW
• Rice – https://wp.me/p3if7-7BZ
• Rock – https://wp.me/p3if7-7C2
• Roseau – https://wp.me/p3if7-7C5
• Scott – https://wp.me/p3if7-7Cb
• Sherburne – https://wp.me/p3if7-7Ce
• Sibley – https://wp.me/p3if7-7Ch
• St Louis – https://wp.me/p3if7-7C8
• Stearns – https://wp.me/p3if7-7Ck
• Steele – https://wp.me/p3if7-7Cn
• Stevens – https://wp.me/p3if7-7Cq
• Swift – https://wp.me/p3if7-7Ct
• Todd – https://wp.me/p3if7-7Cw
• Traverse – https://wp.me/p3if7-7Cz
• Wabasha – https://wp.me/p3if7-7CC
• Wadena – https://wp.me/p3if7-7CF
• Waseca – https://wp.me/p3if7-7CI
• Washington – https://wp.me/p3if7-7CL
• Watonwan – https://wp.me/p3if7-7CO
• Wilkin – https://wp.me/p3if7-7CR
• Winona – https://wp.me/p3if7-7CU
• Wright – https://wp.me/p3if7-7CX
• Yellow Medicine – https://wp.me/p3if7-7D0