Big congratulations to East Central Energy for making better broadband happen in Pine and Isanti Counties. It was great to be there for their fiber ribbon cutting ceremony today. I’ve been following ECE and their venture into extending services to broadband to serve their members. It is a gift to that area to have a broadband provider that is engaged and interested in investing in technology. Both counties have hovered near the bottom-ranking counties for broadband for years, despite concerted community effort. This will be a game changer.

As they note in the video below, this isn’t a solo venture. They have received local, state and federal funding to make this happen and they plan to continue to grow.