Otter Tail County reports on the new support for better broadband in the community. I’ve met Carter; seems like he’s doing a great job. It’s great to see the community so excited and supportive… Lead For America, Land O’Lakes, Inc., … Continue reading
Perham Focus reports… At their March 9 meeting, Otter Tail County commissioners agreed to pay $30,000 for a two-year position to focus on expanding broadband access. It’s through an organization called Lead for Minnesota, which seeks to supply leaders age … Continue reading
Rank: 67 Code: Red (See Blandin Foundation interactive map) Otter Tail County: recent progress but needs more Otter Tail County is seeing steady, incremental improvement to their broadband access, likely because they have also benefited from a number of MN … Continue reading
Regularly the Blandin Foundation takes a look at the various communities they have been working with to promote, deploy and use better broadband. They use the Mountain of Accountability Framework as a tool to help learn from the past two … Continue reading
The Grand Forks Herald reports… Arvig says it will invest $19.9 million in construction projects to improve internet access and upgrade networks in seven rural Minnesota areas in 2022. The company is entering the sixth year of a 10-year commitment … Continue reading
Today we met up with the Otter Tail County BBC team. They updated us with how their broadband adoption programs are going. A quick reminder, BBC is a Blandin program that has been helping communities use technology wisely for years … Continue reading
Rank (from 100/20 megabits per second): 64 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
Perham Focus reports… Blandin Foundation selected Otter Tail County for an intensive, two-year partnership to advance local broadband initiatives. Otter Tail County joins Chisago Lakes, Le Sueur County, Red Lake Nation and White Earth Nation in becoming Blandin Broadband Communities, according … Continue reading
The Blandin Foundation strives to check in with the Blandin Broadband Communities (BBC) members to see what’s happening with broadband on the ground. It’s a fun glimpse of broadband projects. A big part of the conversation is funding and trying … Continue reading
Otter Tail County may be poised to meet broadband speed goals for 2022 but not for 2026. They have received several state broadband grants; one issue may be that the networks built with those grants didn’t necessarily get households to … Continue reading
The Fergus Falls Daily Journal reports on Otter Tail County officials visit to the MN Legislature… The Association of Minnesota Counties Legislative Conference was a successful event for Otter Tail County. Otter Tail County officials had the opportunity to meet … Continue reading
Fergus Falls Daily Journal reports… Leaders in Otter Tail County are putting together their main legislative priorities to bring to the Minnesota Legislature in St. Paul. The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners outlined funding priorities and announced their legislative … Continue reading
Save the Date (Oct 12-14)! Building on Broadband: Inspiring Progress The Blandin Foundation is looking forward to the virtual fall broadband conference of Oct 12-14. The draft agenda is available, sessions include a mix of inspirational presentations, and report-outs from the regional … Continue reading
The Fergus Falls Journal reports on broadband access in the area… Fortunately for Otter Tail County, there are people who are paying attention to the issue. [Rep Bud} Nornes said, “For the state, people might be surprised to know that … Continue reading
Today members of the current Blandin Broadband (BBC) cohort met to catch up. Communities include Chisago Lakes Area, Le Sueur County, Otter Tail County, Red Lake Nation and White Earth Nation. This is a group that signed up with Blandin … Continue reading
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