Every year, the Blandin on Broadband blog does County Broadband Profiles (and will do again when the new maps come out) but given federal opportunities are making it possible to get funding for access and adoption, I thought I’d try … Continue reading
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
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
Perham Focus reports… Otter Tail County commissioners have pinpointed how to spend about half of the $11.4 million allocated to the county via the American Rescue Plan Act. During the County Board meeting on Tuesday, July 12 resolutions on fund … 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
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
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 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
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
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
From U of M Extension… Greater Minnesota residents with an idea to strengthen their community can now apply for partnership support from the University of Minnesota Extension Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships (RSDP). RSDP supports local innovation by connecting community ideas … 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
It’s been a great day of broadband conversations around the state. Three regional broadband conferences happened today and I’ll post on each separately. (There will be eight regional meetings leading up to statewide fall conference Oct 12-14.) see video https://vimeo.com/607375381/247c948a57 … Continue reading
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