Montevideo American News reports… Chippewa County Commissioners are discussing the various funding sources and policies that are impacting the county. Numerous state and federal funding programs have resulted in plans that will provide new options to many in rural parts … Continue reading
Rank: 37 Code: (See Blandin Foundation interactive map) Chippewa County: stagnant access just over 80 percent Chippewa made great strides a few years ago when they went from 25 percent coverage to more than 80 percent. In 2018, they completed … Continue reading
Rank (from 100/20 megabits per second): 29 Code: Yellow 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
Chippewa County made a huge leap in the last year, going from 25 percent 100/20 access in 2018 to 82 percent with 100/20 access now. They might appear to be lagging in 25/3 access compared to other counties, But one … Continue reading
Minnesota Telephone Alliance and the Minnesota Rural Electric Association jointly filed with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, asking them to revoke the ETC status for LTD Broadband. The petition stems from LTD being the winner in the RDOF auction in … Continue reading
Today the MN Broadband Task Force got presentations from two of its members: Jason Hollinday from Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and Bernadine Joselyn. Jason talked about the history of Fond du Lac’s broadband network. They started … Continue reading
UMVRDC surveys Local Units of Government every year. They ask a number of questions to help list the most important topics needing attention. Between 2019 and 2020 broadband went from number 4 on the list to number 2! The Upper … 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. Chippewa’s ranking has dropped from 69 to 77. But they are working … Continue reading
Here’s the agenda for the MN Task Force Meeting on Thursday of this week… Governor’s Task Force on Broadband Thursday, March 24, 2022 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Click here to join the meeting Video Conference ID: 115 630 774 0 … Continue reading
Minneapolis St Paul Business Journal reports on most affordable places to work from home in Minnesota… The ranking comes from New York-based financial and technology company SmartAsset. To compile a list of the most affordable places to live in Minnesota, … Continue reading
Code: Red Population: 48 (See Blandin Foundation interactive map) Upper Sioux Community has seen an increase in broadband access of 100 Mbps down and 3 up to almost 47 percent. They have 100 percent access to 25/3, which has not changed … Continue reading
Rank: 79 Code: Red (See Blandin Foundation interactive map) Carlton County: Improvement will be expense, but they are looking Carlton County is one of several counties that is served primary with one national provider, who may not be as invested … Continue reading
The Circle posts an article highlighting Turtle Island Communications Inc. and its founders, Madonna Peltier Yawakie and her husband Melvin (Mel) Yawakie. Madonna was on the Blandin Broadband Strategy Broadband for many years. She and Mel attended several Fall broadband … Continue reading
A recap of sorts from AT&T about FirstNet… What’s the news? AT&T* is America’s public safety communications partner. In the nearly 5 years since we were selected by the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) to build and operate FirstNet®, … Continue reading
The Swift County Monitor News editor looks at What Biden Should Do For Rural America. They are based off recommendations of professors Lisa R. Pruit of California, Jessica A. Shoemaker of Nebraska, and Ann Eisenberg of the South Carolina, with a few … Continue reading
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