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. Brown County ranking has slipped from 24 to 27 but that is … Continue reading
Arron Brown has spoken eloquently on the need for broadband on the Iron Range. He spoke at at the Fall Broadband conference last year – and I remember his joyous column when he got real broadband a few years ago. … Continue reading
Aaron Brown (aka Minnesota Brown) has been a long time, vocal advocate of rural Broadband. I remember when he celebrated when fiber came to his neighborhood on the Iron Range! This week he talks about what it’s like to be … Continue reading
According to the RS Fiber website… RS Fiber Cooperative (RS Fiber) begin the final stage of its state-of-the-art fiber-optic network next month. Plans to begin construction to link the cities of Brownton, Buffalo Lake, Fairfax, and Stewart to the RS … Continue reading
When I looked in 2014, Brown was about 90 percent covered. (Definition of broadband was slower speed.) In 2016, we see they are gaining ground. There is 92 percent coverage for speeds of 25/3 (Mbps down/up) and 89 percent coverage for … Continue reading
St James Plaindealer reports on Border to Border grant projects in their area… The Arvig awarded project will serve 15 unserved households and 20 unserved businesses near Morgan. Arvig-Redwood Telephone will improve service levels to this rural area, which is … Continue reading
The New Ulm Journal published more info on the NU-Telecom state funding broadband expansion… NU-Telecom will receive $850,486 in grants for a $1,889,968 project to build fiber connections to homes and businesses in the rural areas of Hanska, Mazeppa and … Continue reading
Mankato Free Press reports… Four area telecommunication companies have been awarded state grants to expand high-speed broadband in rural areas. The awards, among 42 grants totaling $34 million for projects across Greater Minnesota, were announced Wednesday by Lt. Gov. Tina … Continue reading
Aaron Brown is a writer, teacher and radio guy from the Iron Range. (I had the great fortune to see him and the rest of the Great Northern Radio Show last week when they toured to the Twin Cities). Arron … Continue reading
In November, Connect Minnesota released their final report on broadband availability. Here is how Brown County stacked up: Household Density: 17.4 Number of Households: 10,782 Percentage serviced (without mobile): 89.39% Percentage serviced (with mobile): 85.39% Yesterday I looked at Blue Earth County, … Continue reading
Thanks to Ann Higgins for sending me the fun article on Brownsville Texas and their plans to go with WiMAX (BrownsvilleTexas, Gets the WiMAX). Brownsville lans to unveil their WiMAX system this fall. The reasons they chose WiMax were security … Continue reading
The Office of Broadband Development maps and county data are out! I am looking a percentage covered at various speeds, comparing county speeds and ranking for 25/3 speeds and comparing 100/20 rates and ranking (below). I’m doing this in three … Continue reading
The Office of Broadband Development maps and county data are out! I am looking a percentage covered at various speeds, comparing 100/20 rates and ranking and (here) comparing county speeds and ranking for 25/3 speeds. I’m doing this in three … Continue reading
Earlier this year, the Office of Broadband Development released data and maps on broadband coverage of tribal areas. The numbers are high level or maybe more reflective than exact but it’s a great start on getting a handle on what’s happening … Continue reading
The Wahpeton Daily News reports… Sen. Torrey Westrom, R-Elbow Lake, and Rep. Jeff Backer, R-Browns Valley, held a town hall meeting Friday, Feb. 15 at Breckenridge City Hall. The listening session was one of several held at various locations in … Continue reading
