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
Rank: 26 Code: Yellow (See Blandin Foundation interactive map) Steele County: Decent coverage but not much community engagement Steele County ranks 26 for broadband access and 14 for digital equity out of 87 counties. They have hovered around 86-88 percent … Continue reading
Rank: 27 Code: Yellow (See Blandin Foundation interactive map) Steele County: Decent coverage but not much community engagement Steele County has not worked with the Blandin Foundation. They have never received a MN Border to Border grant. There were home … Continue reading
Rank (from 100/20 megabits per second): 25 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
Rank: 23 Code: Red (See Blandin Foundation interactive map) Waseca County: stalled at 75 percent broadband access Waseca County ranks 55 for broadband access and 23 for digital equity out of 87 counties. They have been hovering around 75 percent … Continue reading
Midco announces… Homes and businesses in 15 southern Minnesota communities will now have access to Midco Gig. Midco Gig is 35 times faster than the average high-speed internet and available at an affordable price. “The current environment has made high-speed … Continue reading
Rank: 32 Code: Yellow (See Blandin Foundation interactive map) Rice County: Ongoing conversation may open doors Rice County ranks 32 for broadband access and 12 for digital equity out of 87 counties. They have bee hovering between 82-83 percent coverage … Continue reading
Faribault Daily News reports on the RDOF award to LTD, especially in their area… Earlier this month, the Federal Communications Commission formally allocated $9.2 billion in rural broadband grants, with Minnesota receiving more than $400 million, the fourth largest of … Continue reading
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
Rank: 33 Code: Yellow (See Blandin Foundation interactive map) Rice County: Ongoing conversation may open doors Rice County has a great leap of broadband in 2019. The last couple years have been stagnant but they have been in conversations with … Continue reading
Every year, the Blandin on Broadband blog does County Broadband Profiles (and will do again when the new maps come out) but given the incoming influx of federal opportunities, it seemed a good time to present information for counties to … Continue reading
Steele County is not poised to meet the MN broadband speed goals for either 2022 or 2026. Their numbers aren’t too far off the mark, but there is limited community involvement and visible momentum in that direction. Percentage of Served … Continue reading
Rank: 52 Code: Red (See Blandin Foundation interactive map) Waseca County: stalled at 75 percent broadband access Waseca County has been stalled at 75 percent access for several years. The good news is that Midco has extended gig access to … Continue reading
Last week, I looked at how Minnesota Counties ranked for access to 100 Mbps down and 20 up, which is the state speed goal for 2026. Today I wanted to look at ranking for access to gig access. I’m always … Continue reading
Later this year, I’ll be writing broadband county profiles based on the upcoming mapping. Today I wanted to share ranking for maps created over the summer. I am looking at how counties rank for percentage of households with access to … Continue reading
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