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CenturyLink upgrades broadband services around Pipestone County MN

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Ann Treacy
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Pipestone Star reports… CenturyLink has been installing fiber-optic cable around the city of Pipestone as part of a broadband upgrade that includes the installation of 25 fiber nodes throughout the community. Some of those nodes have already been turned up. … Continue reading →

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Pipestone County ranks 35 (out of 87) for broadband speeds of 100/20: code yellow

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Ann Treacy
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Pipestone County could meet the broadband speed goals for both 2022 and 2026 with a concerted effort. The numbers aren’t too far from reality; the impact of Vast Broadband may make a big difference. If that impact isn’t great, they … Continue reading →

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Pipestone County broadband expansion is completed

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Ann Treacy
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The Pipestone Star reports… An estimated 135 Pipestone County households that did not previously have access to broadband internet now do following the completion of a nearly $1 million project by Woodstock Communications. The project included the installation of about … Continue reading →

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Pipestone County Broadband Profile: current ranking 22

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Ann Treacy
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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. Pipestone County broadband ranking has improved from 51 to 22. All of … Continue reading →

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Woodstock Communications expand coverage in Pipestone County

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Ann Treacy
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The Pipestone County Star reports… Fiber optic cable is going in the ground between Edgerton and a communications tower northeast of Trosky as part of Woodstock Communications’ effort to expand internet service in the county. The tower near Trosky is … Continue reading →

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Pipestone County Broadband Feasibility Study: building broadband will require grants

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Ann Treacy
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With funding from the Blandin Foundation, Pipestone County worked with Finley Engineering and CCG Consulting on a study that would look at if and how the county might take on bringing better broadband to all corners of the county. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Healthcare facilities in Pipestone County need broadband for telehealth applications

Posted on May 3, 2018 by Ann Treacy
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The Pipestone Star posted about Senator Klobuchar’s recent visit to Pipestone, where broadband came up… “In a rural setting as a physician you feel like you’re on an island and don’t have the resources available and with our telecommunications system, … Continue reading →

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More on Minnesota Broadband grant in Pipestone County

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Ann Treacy
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The Pipestone County Star reports on Minnesota Broadband grant awarded in their area… Woodstock Communications has been awarded a $363,851 Border-to-Border Broadband Grant from the state of Minnesota to pay for a portion of the cost to bring high speed … Continue reading →

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Feasibility study in Pipestone County find wireless more affordable broadband option

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Ann Treacy
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The Pipestone County Star reports… The most viable way to provide broadband internet service to under-served parts of Pipestone County is with a wireless system, and even that is not feasible without a grant. Those were the findings of a … Continue reading →

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Pipestone County is surveying users about broadband speed for possible grant application

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Ann Treacy
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It looks Woodstock Communications is interested in applying for a Minnesota broadband grant in Pipestone Stone. They are asking folks in rural Pipestone if they are interested in better broadband service. And similar to the survey I recently posted from … Continue reading →

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Pipestone County proceeds with broadband feasibility study

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Ann Treacy
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We’re getting the regional study report from all angle – but I think it’s helpful to get the varied points of views. Today from the Pipestone County Star… Pipestone County will participate in a multi-county study to find out what … Continue reading →

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Pipestone County Broadband Profile: 79 percent coverage and looking at regional improvements

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Ann Treacy
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In 2014, less than 57 percent of Pipestone County had access to broadband. (Broadband was defined with lower speeds back then.) Today 79 percent of the county has access to broadband speeds of 25/3 (Mbps down/up) but only 44 percent have … Continue reading →

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Pipestone County is looking at regional broadband options

Posted on February 5, 2017 by Ann Treacy
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According to the Pipestone County Star… Pipestone County Commissioners are considering working with Lincoln, Murray, Lyon, Yellow Medicine and Chippewa counties to find out what it would take to provide broadband service to under-served areas of the counties and gauge … Continue reading →

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Pipestone County is working on better broadband

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Ann Treacy
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In mid-November, community leaders in Pipestone County met to talk about the need for broadband in their area. According to the Pipestone County Star… Pipestone County is part of that unserved and underserved rural America, and the lack of connectivity … Continue reading →

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Blandin on Broadband News: Oct 2019: Broadband conference & county profiles

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Ann Treacy
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The regularly scheduled eNews has been slightly changed this month, because we have posted the annual MN County Broadband Profiles. We take a look at the top counties, the bottom counties and everything in between – and if you want … Continue reading →

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