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
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
I mentioned this when MPR posted about it a couple weeks ago, but the Minneapolis Star Tribune recently posted about the new tribal provider up in Fond du Lac The band has created a corporation, Aaniin, to build and provide … Continue reading
With funding from the Blandin Foundation, Chippewa County worked with Finley Engineering and CCG Consulting on a study that would look at if and how the county might take on bringing better broadband to all corners of the county. Here’s … Continue reading
Montevideo American News reports on the recent Chippewa County Board of Commissioners Meeting… In other business, Chris Konechne of Finley Engineering, and Doug Dawson, CCG, presented the results of the Broadband Feasibility Study. The board directed Konechne and Dawson to … Continue reading
I am pleased to share the results of a pretty informal but what I think is a very useful charting of Internet speeds in Minnesota Region 6W. Spearheaded by UMVRDC (Upper Minnesota Valley Regional Development Center), they asked County Commissioners … Continue reading
The Marshall Independent reports on the growing partnership between Chippewa, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone and Yellow Medicine counties to plan for better broadband… Access to high-speed Internet has become a hot topic for southwest Minnesota — because it’s something many … Continue reading
Chippewa County is in a precarious position. In 2014, only 24 percent of the population had access to broadband. (Broadband was defined at a lower speed.) Currently 72 percent have access to broadband at speeds of 25/3 (Mbps down/up). So … Continue reading
According to the West Central Tribune… Concerned that rural areas of the county could be left behind, the Yellow Medicine County Board of Commissioners informally expressed interest this week in being part of a six-county broadband feasibility study. … Finley … 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
West Central Tribune reports on the campaigns in 17A. Show on the map borrowed from Pollfinder, 17A includes Swift, Kandiyohi, Chippewa and Renville… Campaigning to represent District 17A are incumbent Rep. Tim Miller and rookie candidate Ben Dolan. In 17B, … Continue reading
The Cornell Policy Review recently posted an article that caught my eye – Rural Connection: Increasing Broadband Infrastructure to Meet 21st Century Needs. It made the case that rural areas need broadband. Here’s their conclusion… Time will tell whether or … Continue reading
The new MN County broadband maps are now up on the Office of Broadband Development websites- showing percentage of each county with (and without) broadband access. Earlier I looked at how counties ranked for access to 25/3 (the 2022 MN … Continue reading
The new MN County broadband maps are now up on the Office of Broadband Development websites- showing percentage of each county with (and without) broadband access. Earlier I looked at how counties ranked for access to 25/3 (the 2022 MN … Continue reading
The new MN County broadband maps are now up on the Office of Broadband Development websites- show percentage of each county with (and without) broadband access. It’s always interesting to use the new maps to see how the counties rank. … Continue reading
