Rank (from 100/20 megabits per second): 27 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
The historical numbers for Freeborn County are unreliable. The numbers from 2017 reflect wireless connections and the more recent don’t but the difference seems to reflect more than that. It is clear that they will need a concerted effort to … Continue reading
I wrote earlier about the $28.5 million coming from the FCC to Minnesota for broadband. BUT I want to follow up with any specific info related to providers or areas getting the funding. The Albert Lea Tribune reports… The Federal … 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. The numbers for Freeborn have been a little strange; some of the … Continue reading
Freeborn County was well served in 2014 (95 percent coverage) and they are well served today with 99 percent access to speeds of 25/3 (Mbps down/up) and 94 percent access to 100/20. Freeborn has also been very lucky/good at getting … 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
Thanks to Ann Higgins for the heads up on what’s happening in Albert Lea and Freeborn County. According to the Albert Lea Tribune… The Albert Lea City Council on Monday approved another step toward sharing information technology services with Freeborn … Continue reading
National Association of Counties (NACo) reports… the State and Local Coronavirus Fiscal Recovery Funds legislation, part of the American Rescue Plan Act, was signed into law by President Biden on March 11. The bill includes $65.1 billion in direct, flexible aid … Continue reading
Red Wing Ignite is partnering with the E1 Collaborative to host E1 Ignite Cup 2021. Here’s more info from a recent email… E1 Ignite Cup 2021 Pitch Night April 6, 2021 We’re doing it again. Red Wing Ignite, in partnership with … Continue reading
Literacy Minnesota recent release a statewide report on digital equity needs (by county). The report looks at three questions: What counties have high digital access, economic, education and English language learning needs? How have organizations adapted to the pandemic and … Continue reading
Today the Office of Broadband announced the recipients latest round of broadband grants. High level details, from the press conference (so math is very high level)… $20 million in state funding $45 million total investment for projects (so $25 in … Continue reading
The FCC has just released the latest edition of the Annual Broadband Deployment Report… The Federal Communications Commission today released its annual Broadband Deployment Report, which shows that significant progress has been made to bridge the digital divide. For example, … Continue reading
The MN Broadband Coalition is asking folks to take a broadband speed test – from home, from work, from wherever you are. Why? Because those tests will be used to create a map based on what customers report from the … Continue reading
Office of Broadband Development reports (via email)… Sixty-four (64) applications for the 2020 Border-to-Border Broadband Development grant program were received by the September 30 deadline. The Office of Broadband Development has initiated the challenge process required by Minnesota law (Minn. … Continue reading
Today’s eNews is a little different. First, the fall Broadband Conference starts tomorrow. It’s not too late to sign up. Second, the annual County Broadband Profiles have just been released; we how you rank. OPPORTUNITY! Broadband 2020: Connected We Stand … Continue reading
