Fillmore County broadband status is slipping. In 2014, 69 percent of the county had access to broadband (broadband was defined with slower speeds); now 59 percent of the county has access to broadband as speeds of 25/3 (Mbps down/up) and … Continue reading
Here’s an update on the Border to Border grant in Fillmore County from Bluff Country Reader… In less than 24 months, approximately 475 more homes, businesses and a government building will be included in Acentek’s high-speed internet system. It was … Continue reading
I wrote about the community broadband meeting in Fillmore County last week. I see that it also made the Fillmore County Journal. Much of the information we covered was similar. It was interesting to see the explanation of unserved areas… … Continue reading
Yesterday I joined 30-40 people at a public meeting in Preston MN to talk about broadband. Presenting were folks from CEDA (Community and Economic Development Associates), AcenTek (local fiber provider) and the Institute for Local Self Reliance. They talked about … Continue reading
While most of the Minnesota local papers I’ve seen support greater investment, the Fillmore County Journal is saying forget broadband… There’s been a lot of chatter about how our Internet speeds are too slow in greater Minnesota. Without a doubt, … 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
The FCC just released a list of counties they have deemed competitive and not- competitive. Because it’s shorter I’ll start with MN counties deemed non-competitive: 27001 MN Aitkin County 27013 MN Blue Earth County 27043 MN Faribault County 27085 MN … Continue reading
The Digital Divide Index looks at access to broadband and socioeconomic characteristics of a community to determine the propensity toward a point-based gap. The higher the number, the higher the gap. (When I did County Profiles I included the DDI … Continue reading
Mediacom announced their plan to upgrade all of the Minnesota customers last December (2016). Well they’re making good on that announcement and have kindly send more info on cities and schedules. They sent me two helpful fliers (1 Gig Map … Continue reading
For the past few weeks I have been posting broadband profiles of each county – all 87 of them! I used data from the Office of Broadband Development, based on surveys from July 2016, tracking each counties access to broadband … Continue reading
Post Bulletin reports on Border to Border Broadband grant projects that will serve Fillmore, Dodge, Goodhue, Wabasha and Winona Counties… Topping the list of locally funded projects is one that would bring high-speed internet access to rural Lanesboro. AcenTek was … Continue reading
The big news is out… Lt. Governor Tina Smith, Department of Employment and Economic Development Announce $34 Million for 42 Broadband Projects Across Greater Minnesota New round of grants will expand high-speed internet access to 16,627 households, 2,240 businesses, and … Continue reading
Yesterday I took a look at Minnesota County ranking for broadband access. Today’s it’s a look at County ranking for digital divide. The folks at Mississippi State University Extension have come up with a ranking system to gauge the digital … Continue reading
The Office of Broadband Development recently posted numbers on county access to broadband – based on information gathered in July 2016. They tracked access to speeds of 25 Mbps down and 3 up, which is the state goal for 2022 … Continue reading
Blandin Broadband Conference: Sep 13-14 You’re Invited to the Fall Broadband conference, Border to Border Broadband: Advancing the Vision on September 13-14 in the Greysolon Ballroom in Duluth, MN. It is an opportunity to continue the work from last year’s conference … Continue reading
