Rank: 32 Code: Red (See Blandin Foundation interactive map) Goodhue County: still holding onto haves and have-nots Red Wing (in Goodhue County) is known for its impressive FTTH and broadband promotion and use. BUT outside of Red Wing, the county … Continue reading
Senator Smith reports… U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced that they have secured significant federal funding for local projects benefiting Rochester and Southeast Minnesota. These projects will help improve the region’s infrastructure, provide resources for law … Continue reading
Rank (from 100/20 megabits per second): 27 Code: Yellow 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
Nuvera reports… Nuvera held a fiber Internet expansion launch in Webster, MN on Thursday, Sept. 16 with local and regional representatives as well as the Nuvera team celebrating construction projects bringing faster and more reliable fiber Internet speeds to the … Continue reading
Goodhue County has a way to go to meet the 2022 or 2026 state speed goals. They have good broadband – in that everyone who has access appears to have access to speeds of 100/20 but only 80 percent of … Continue reading
The Blandin Foundation recently published an inclusive assessment of the last cohort of Blandin Broadband Communities. Including a segment on Cannon Falls… Recognizing the need to adapt, evolve and take advantage of opportunities to modernize and grow, Cannon Falls Economic … Continue reading
Rank: 69 Code: Red (See Blandin Foundation interactive map) Wabasha County: still stalled at 66 percent access Wabasha County has been stalled at 66 percent access since 2018 percent. They benefited from a state grant a few years ago. And … Continue reading
Big news from Nuvera Communications especially for the following counties: Brown, McLeod, Goodhue, Meeker, Redwood Falls and Scott … Nuvera Communications, Inc. (OTC: NUVR) a diversified communications company headquartered in New Ulm, Minnesota, announced today plans to build and deploy … 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. Goodhue ranking has slipped from 34 to 47. The county is well … 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
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
MN Broadband Task Force March Meeting The Broadband Task Force heard about broadband in tribal areas from Jason Hollinday at Fond du Lac and about digital equity from Bernadine Joselyn at the Blandin Foundation. How does your county rank for … Continue reading
Rank (from 100/20 megabits per second): 16 Code: Green 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
A recap of sorts from AT&T about FirstNet… What’s the news? AT&T* is America’s public safety communications partner. In the nearly 5 years since we were selected by the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) to build and operate FirstNet®, … Continue reading
The 2021 MN County broadband maps are up on the Office of Broadband Development websites, showing percentage of each county with (and without) broadband access. Now I’m looking at the maps that reflect county access to wirelines broadband at speeds of 25 Mbps … Continue reading
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