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
Le Sueur County News reports… No matter who wins the election next November, Le Sueur County will have a new representative in Congress. Following statewide redistricting, Le Sueur County was moved into CD2, currently represented by DFL Rep. Angie Craig, … Continue reading
An invitation for folks in Le Sueur County, a good idea for leaders in other counties… We are hosting another Le Sueur County Broadband Fair! We have updated information from the last fair. Again meet providers, learn about future plans … Continue reading
Rank: 56 Code: Yellow (See Blandin Foundation interactive map) Le Sueur County: When Federal Funding gets in the way Le Sueur County ranks 56 for broadband access and 84 for digital equity out of 87 counties. They have hovered around … Continue reading
Le Sueur County News reports… A proposal to connect up to 222 rural Le Sueur County households to high speed internet is ready to launch with the backing of the state of Minnesota. Bevcomm’s planned fiber-optic network, serving Montgomery, Lexington … Continue reading
Last night Le Sueur County held a celebration of broadband, headed up by Barbara Droher Kline. We were there to recognize a few key people who have helped bring better broadband to the area, starting with Barbara but we quickly … Continue reading
I’m excited because the Blandin Broadband crew is planning to attend the Le Sueur County Broadband Fair on Thursday. Here are the details pulled from a flier: Where: Le Sueur County Fairgrounds 4H building 320 S Plut Ave Le Center, … Continue reading
Le Sueur County News posts an update of what’s happening with broadband plans in the county since they last applied for MN State Border to Border grants and were disqualified because they were in an area where LTD Broadband had … Continue reading
Le Sueur County News covered the Broadband Fair in Le Sueur County. I wrote about it as well and have told the story of Le Sueur over several posts. But it’s great to see it in the local newspaper – … Continue reading
Le Sueur County does a great job getting the word out about broadband. Tonight they hosted a Broadband Fair with folks from the Attorney General’s, from Office of Broadband Development and several providers including NetWave Broadband, Bevcomm, Xtream (Mediacom) and … Continue reading
The Blandin Broadband crew attended the Le Sueur County Broadband Fair on Thursday. Hosted by the Le Sueur County Broadband Initiative, it looked like a pretty simple setup but it got a lot done. Providers were invited to set up … Continue reading
Rank: 55 Code: Yellow (See Blandin Foundation interactive map) Le Sueur County: When Federal Funding gets in the way Le Sueur started focusing on broadband in earnest in 2018. They started with a community event. Then they started working with … Continue reading
After a broadband provider that will meet the needs, the strongest tool for a community that needs better broadband is a local champion. It was fun to see the New Prague Times give a nod to a strong champion in … 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
I’ve written about the situation in Le Sueur County before. They have been working to get better broadband for years. Then a provider (LTD) was awarded the possibility of getting a big chunk of federal money (RDOF) to bring FTTH … Continue reading
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