Grant County is not likely to make the speed goals for either 2022 or 2026. They are particularly behind when it comes to access to 100/20 and there has been little movement forward in the past few years. Percentage of … Continue reading
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. Grant County has slipped from 55 to 65. Part of the issue … Continue reading
In 2014, Grant County’s broadband coverage was 85 percent (broadband was defined at a slower speed); then have since dropped to 75 percent coverage for speeds of 25/3 (Mbps down/up) and 40 percent coverage for speeds of 100/20.So they are … Continue reading
For the upcoming weeks I’m working on a County-by-County look at the State of Broadband in MN. My hope is to feature a county a day (in alphabetical order). In November, Connect Minnesota released their final report on broadband availability. … Continue reading
The regularly scheduled eNews has been slightly changed this month, because we have posted the annual MN County Broadband Profiles. We take a look at the top counties, the bottom counties and everything in between – and if you want … Continue reading
Minnesota has two broadband speed goals: Ubiquitous access to speeds of 25 Mbps down and 3 Mbps up (25/3) by 2022 Ubiquitous access to 100/20 by 2026 These are more aggressive than federal standards; the Minnesota Broadband Task Force suggested … Continue reading
Minnesota has two broadband speed goals: Ubiquitous access to speeds of 25 Mbps down and 3 Mbps up (25/3) by 2022 Ubiquitous access to 100/20 by 2026 These are more aggressive than federal standards; the Minnesota Broadband Task Force suggested … Continue reading
Recode recently ran an article on the FCC and the info it collects to create the broadband maps (Form 477). If Form 477 is new to you, the article will be super helpful. If it isn’t the article is still … Continue reading
Border to Border Broadband: Transforming Minnesota Oct 23-24 The broadband conference was a big hit. You can get video and notes on all of the sessions: Closing Reflections on the 2018 Broadband Conference https://wp.me/p3if7-4Q1 Broadband 101 https://wp.me/p3if7-4PB Approaches to Broadband-Based … Continue reading
In preparation for the 2018 Broadband Conference I have compiled the annual county profiles. For ranking I am using percentage of wired access to speeds of 100 Mbps up and 20 Mbps down – or the state speed goal for … Continue reading
In preparation for the 2018 Broadband Conference I have compiled the annual county profiles. For ranking I am using percentage of wired access to speeds of 100 Mbps up and 20 Mbps down – or the state speed goal for … Continue reading
Presentation by Roberto Gallardo, Assistant Director/CED Specialist, Purdue Center for Regional Development, Purdue University Facilitated by Danna MacKenzie, Director, Minnesota Office of Broadband Development The digital age is transforming the current socioeconomic landscape. Urban and rural communities alike need to … Continue reading
Monday was the deadline for the Minnesota Border to Border grant applications. The Office of Broadband Development reports that they received 70 applications, totaling $50.3 million in requests and representing $112 million in total project costs. During the 2017 session, … Continue reading
The FCC just released a list of counties they have deemed competitive and not- competitive. Because it’s shorter I’ll start with MN counties deemed non-competitive: 27001 MN Aitkin County 27013 MN Blue Earth County 27043 MN Faribault County 27085 MN … Continue reading
For the past few weeks I have been posting broadband profiles of each county – all 87 of them! I used data from the Office of Broadband Development, based on surveys from July 2016, tracking each counties access to broadband … Continue reading
