From the Office of Broadband Development…
The Office of Broadband Development announced the second round of Line Extension Connection Program awards on a rolling basis beginning March 29, 2024, and ending April 22, 2024. This second round of the program awarded $3,584,040.13 to expand wired broadband delivering at least 100 Mbps download and 100 Mbps upload, to 482 locations across 25 counties. Internet providers carrying out the projects matched $1,490,990.67 for a total investment of $5,075,030.80.
| Provider | Locations | Grant Amount |
| Access Networks | 15 | $153,225.00 |
| Arvig Tekstar | 69 | $543,244.99 |
| Consolidated Tel Co (CTC) | 147 | $808,700.00 |
| Farmers Mutual Tel Co. | 1 | $3,800.00 |
| Federated REA | 2 | $8,169.72 |
| Federated Telephone Coop | 5 | $58,200.00 |
| Garden Valley Tel | 17 | $198,972.51 |
| JTN | 15 | $68,398.23 |
| Mediacom | 25 | $625,000.00 |
| Meeker Vibrant | 33 | $202,423.82 |
| Midco Midcontinent Comm. | 136 | $601,417.00 |
| MLEC Mille Lacs Electric Coop | 1 | $17,946.00 |
| Savage Communications (SCI) | 10 | $182,766.86 |
| SE MN WIFI | 2 | $38,000.00 |
| Sytek | 4 | $73,776.00 |
| 15 | 482 | $3,584,040.13 |
Round 2 Line Extension Awards by County
| County | Locations |
| Aitkin | 4 |
| Anoka | 17 |
| Becker | 55 |
| Big Stone | 1 |
| Carver | 9 |
| Cass | 2 |
| Chippewa | 1 |
| Crow Wing | 93 |
| Dakota | 17 |
| Hennepin | 27 |
| Itasca | 5 |
| Kandiyohi | 23 |
| Mahnomen | 17 |
| Martin | 2 |
| Meeker | 10 |
| Morrison | 7 |
| Otter Tail | 14 |
| Pine | 4 |
| Scott | 15 |
| St. Louis | 31 |
| Stearns | 16 |
| Stevens | 1 |
| Swift | 3 |
| Todd | 41 |
| Washington | 67 |
| 25 | 482 |
Blandin on Broadband 