Rank: 30
Code: Yellow
(See Blandin Foundation interactive map)
Dodge County: steady progress
Dodge County ranks 30 (up 11 places) for access to broadband at 100 Mbps down and 20 up. They have 88.5 percent access. There are 905 unserved household and the cost to getting them connected is $8,416,500.
| County | Residential Location Density | number of residential locations | ≥ 100 Mbps Download/20 Mbps Upload Speeds | unserved households | Cost to close gap |
| Dodge | 17.9 | 7,867 | 88.5 | 905 | 8416500 |
Dodge County has seen slow but steady increase in access since 2020. In 2023, KM Telecom got almost $2 million in a Border to Border grant to serve towns in Olmsted and Dodge Counties.
While the progress is undeniable, Dodge will retain its yellow ranking.
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
| 100/20 (2026 goal) | 88.5 | 84.2 | 80.62 | 77.37 | 77.08 | 74.59 | 94.9 |
| 25/3 (2022 goal) | 89.87 | 88.48 | 84.86 | 84.02 | 82.78 | 76.4 | 99.37 |
Grants:
- 2023: KM Telecom – Rural Byron & Salem Corners Fiber Build – GRANT $1,931,046
- 2021: KMTelecom – Rock Dell Northwest Fiber Build – GRANT $385,173
- 2021: KMTelecom – Rock Dell Southwest Fiber Build – GRANT $404,709
- 2017 – KMTelecom – Rural Kasson Fiber Build – GRANT $606,108
- 2016 – KMTELECOM RURAL MANTORVILLE – GRANT: $764,663
Checklist:
- Find more articles on broadband in Dodge County. (http://tinyurl.com/znpmlfr)
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. I’m looking at progress toward the 2022 (25 Mbps down and 3 Mbps up) and 2026 (100 Mbps down and 20 Mbps up) and will code each:
- Red (yikes)
- Yellow (warning)
- Green (good shape)
The maps below on the left comes from the Office of Broadband Development interactive map, reflecting data updated on Oct 31, 2023. Red dots represent locations unserved with wireline broadband; the Orange dots represent underserved locations. The map on the right comes from the FCC National Broadband map showing access to wired and licensed fixed wireless access, the darker the color, the greater percentage of broadband coverage.
