Rank (from 100/20 megabits per second): 82 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
Faribault County Register reports… Last Tuesday morning, during their County Board meeting, the Faribault County Commissioners decided to give the Faribault County Economic Development Authority (EDA) $600,000 from the county’s Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds. Part … Continue reading
I’m written about neonatal care in Cambridge and Mayo Clinic but it looks like it’s spreading as Becker Hospital Review reports… Minneapolis-based Children’s Minnesota Health System will provide neonatal care delivered via telemedicine technology to six hospitals across Minnesota and Wisconsin, according … Continue reading
Faribault is not on track to meet either the 2022 or 2026 speeds goals. It looks like there was a dip in access to 100/20 after 2017; that is likely because in 2017 100/20 wireless access was included with wired. … 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. Faribault ranking has dipped from 44 to 60. They are one of … Continue reading
Looks like a great event… To: E-Connectivity Stakeholders From: Constance Cullman, Farm Foundation Shirley Bloomfield, NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association Thomas Halverson, CoBank Jim Matheson, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Sheldon Petersen, National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. (CFC) Re: … Continue reading
It’s a reminder of the connection between libraries, schools and broadband. The Fairmont Sentinel reports… Faribault County commissioners showed support Tuesday for Minnesota libraries. … The platform also shows support for the continued funding for services such as Minitex, the … Continue reading
The Faribault County Register reports… Syrjamaki and Kjeseth [staff for Rep Walz] also met with Bevcomm CEO Bill Eckles and director of government relations James Beattie during their tour of Blue Earth. Eckles and Beattie informed the group of representatives … Continue reading
In 2014, 38 percent of Faribault County had access to broadband. Today 81 percent of the county has access to speeds of 25/3 (Mbps down/up) but only 49 percent have access to broadband speeds of 100/20, which are the 2026 … 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
The Faribault Daily News reports on the state of broadband funding in the legislature… A bill authored by Rep. Dave Baker (R-Willmar) calls for $35 million in broadband spending. While that’s more than three times the amount approved previously, it … Continue reading
Broadband is a hot topic in Minnesota. The Faribault Daily News has been a great example. The discussion happening on the pages there certainly parallels other discussions I’ve heard; the gist being broadband is really important but the details (of the … Continue reading
Rural newspapers continue to chime in with their support for broadband funding. Faribault Daily News is the latest addition… High speed internet has been around for a very long time in metropolitan areas like the Twin Cities, Duluth, Rochester and … 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
KEYC News Mankato reports news from Spectrum… Good news for internet users in our area, two of the area’s main broadband providers are both upping internet speeds for its customers. Spectrum increases its download speeds from 100 to 200 megabits in … Continue reading
