The Pilot Independent (in Walker MN) start a series from Cass County DFL Party that mention budget and broadband in the state budget… In Minnesota and across the nation access is critical — access to commerce, education and health care … Continue reading
Brainerd Dispatch reports… More than 12 miles of fiber to improve broadband availability in the city of Pequot Lakes are planned for this year, the Echo Journal reported May 12. The broadband internet to be installed by TDS Telecom would become … Continue reading
An announcement (from the Bemidji Pioneer) for folks near Cass Lake and a good idea for community and broadband leaders in other areas… Paul Bunyan Communications and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe will hold a sign-up day for the … Continue reading
Rank: 71 Code: Red (See Blandin Foundation interactive map) Cass County: multiple providers coming to the area In the last year, CTC has been working (with special COVID-related funding from DEED) to reach unserved area. Also, CTC received CARES Act funding … Continue reading
The Wadena Pioneer Journal reports… The focus on broadband is a commitment West Central Telephone, Consolidated Telephone Company and area leaders and organizations have been in, and will continue, for the long-term. Both cooperatives encourage new projects in unserved areas, … Continue reading
Rank (from 100/20 megabits per second): 66 Code: Red Annually, Blandin Foundation pulls together data from the Minnesota Office of Broadband Development and broadband news to gauge progress toward the state broadband goals (25 megabits per second download/3 Mbps upload … Continue reading
In their most recent newsletter, Crow Wing Power spoke with local providers about broadband upgrades and expansion in the area, often spurred by great need in COVID. From CTC… Kristi [Westbrock, CTC CEO] explained that in mid-March, the company scrambled to … Continue reading
Pine and Lakes Echo Journal reports… Continuing work started three years ago to provide better internet service in underserved areas, the Lake Shore City Council agreed Monday, July 27, to seek bids from providers for improved broadband in the city. … Continue reading
Cass County seems unlikely to meet either the 2022 or 2026 broadband speed goals. They’ve seen improvement each year, but it’s incremental at best. Percentage of Served Population by Speed and Date Cass 2019 2018 2017 100/20 (2026 goal) 51.61 … 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. Cass County’s ranking has dropped from 61 to 70. They gained 10 … Continue reading
Fun news from Paul Bunyan Communications… The last Saturday of GigaZone Gaming Championship 5 was held virtually Saturday, April 24 with the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournament. Hunter Branson who won the Super Smash Bros. Tournament in 2019, defended his … Continue reading
From U of M Extension… Greater Minnesota residents with an idea to strengthen their community can now apply for partnership support from the University of Minnesota Extension Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships (RSDP). RSDP supports local innovation by connecting community ideas … Continue reading
MinnPost reports… A group of northern Minnesota counties, cities, towns and school districts are now on the hook for a massive bill from Enbridge Energy after a long-running court saga over the oil and gas company’s property taxes was largely … Continue reading
Good news for areas of Cass Lake and Leech Lake Reservation from Paul Bunyan… (Bemidji, MN) (September 4, 2018) – Areas of the Leech Lake reservation and Cass Lake served by Paul Bunyan Communications now have access to Gigabit Internet … Continue reading
Rank: 30 Code: Green (See Blandin Foundation interactive map) Crow Wing County: Recent local investment will help move them forward Crow Wing saw a nice upgrade to broadband in 2019; the coverage has remained stagnant since then. But the county … Continue reading
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