Clearwater County is likely to meet the state speed goals for 2022; but the outlook isn’t as clear for 2026. Percentage of Served Population by Speed and Date Clearwater 2019 2018 2017 100/20 (2026 goal) 89.3 89.3 73.41 25/3 (2022 … 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. Clearwater ranking has improved from 23 to 13 with almost 90 percent … Continue reading
In 2010, Clearwater County made the list of one of the nine worst served counties in Minnesota. Now they are number 4 county in the state with more than 99 percent coverage for speeds of 25/3 (Mbps down/up) and 73 … 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
Clearwater is located between the Twin Cities and St. Cloud on I-94. Many people recognize Clearwater as the shortcut over to Highway 10 on our way “up north.” The Clearwater Economic Development Authority applied for and received a technical assistance … Continue reading
Latest news from AT&T… AT&T* is proud to have the nation’s best and also fastest wireless network,1 as well as the largest network in North America.2 From 2017-2019, we invested more than $300 million in our wireless network in Minnesota, … 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
Roberto Gallardo and Richard Florida recently looked at how prepared US counties were to shift workers to online work… Our analysis looked at how America’s more than 3,000 counties are able to implement remote work in terms of two key … Continue reading
National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) is compiling a list of National Free & Low-Cost Internet Plans. I am trying to build a list for Minnesota. It is a list in the making! Please send any additions, changes or updates to the … Continue reading
According to their Facebook Page, Garden Valley Technologies is offering the following services… Garden Valley Technologies has always believed in giving back to the communities we serve. As we navigate through the spread of the COVID-19 virus, keeping our communities … Continue reading
Every year, Blandin Foundation does county broadband profiles for each Minnesota county to support policymakers (local and state) and community leaders. They are based on annual broadband maps and statistics from the Office of Broadband Development and Blandin on Broadband … Continue reading
The News Leaders reports… A significant speed upgrade to Midco’s St. Joseph service announced Oct. 8 will mean faster, more reliable internet for residents and businesses. Higher-speed service will spur innovation, economic development and education, company leaders said. Midco announced … Continue reading
