Rank: 70 Code: Yellow (See Blandin Foundation interactive map) Sibley County: RS Fiber should extend to the whole county Sibley County has been working on better broadband for more than 10 years. They are a part of the original RS … Continue reading
Rank (from 100/20 megabits per second): 49 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
Despite a region-wide focus on broadband, Sibley is unlikely to meet the 2022 or 2026 MN speed goals. But the region-wide focus will keep the vision alive. Percentage of Served Population by Speed and Date 2019 2018 2017 100/20 (2026 … 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. Sibley County broadband ranking has slipped from 41 to 42. There has … Continue reading
Rank: 23 Code: Green (See Blandin Foundation interactive map) Sherburne County: Great improvement Sherburn County has worked with the Blandin Foundation. They renewed their interest in broadband access in the last two years, certainly during the pandemic shut down. After … Continue reading
Good news for Miesville from HBC… – Like many rural communities around the country, the town of Miesville has had limited access to broadband service. But this will soon change with a project currently underway by Hiawatha Broadband Communications (HBC) … Continue reading
It’s always interesting to hear what’s happening with RS Fiber. They have been innovative and yet straightforward with their broadband solution. Local Self Reliance’s Chris Mitchell talked to a few folks in the years to hear what happening now… We’ve … Continue reading
The Hutchinson Leader covers the Senate District 18 … Voters in Minnesota’s Senate District 18, which includes McLeod, Meeker and Sibley counties, as well as Cokato and Cokato Township, will have two choices in this year’s election: incumbent Sen. Scott … Continue reading
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports… A rural school district southwest of the Twin Cities has become the first to test the limits of the state’s guidelines for school reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic. The board of Sibley East Public Schools … Continue reading
Rank (from 100/20 megabits per second): 65 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
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
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
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
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
Minnesota has two broadband speed goals: Ubiquitous access to speeds of 25 Mbps down and 3 Mbps up (25/3) by 2022 Ubiquitous access to 100/20 by 2026 Using maps and data from the Office of Broadband Development and stories collected on the Blandin … Continue reading
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