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
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
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
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 News reports… According to a report by the Blandin Foundation, nearly one in four Le Sueur County households are under-served or unserved. But despite the record $70 million in Border to Border grants, Le Sueur County is … 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
Yesterday I attended a Le Sueur County asset mapping community workshop in Le Center. No Zoom – an actual meeting with people. There were 40 some people in the 4H building on the county fairgrounds. It was great to be … 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
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
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
The Institute for Local Self Reliance highlights the work of Le Sueur County on their road to getting better broadband… Over the last three years, Le Sueur County, Minnesota has assembled a task force of citizens, local officials, and business … Continue reading
From Business Wire press releases… MetroNet is bringing the power of ultra-fast 100 percent fiber optic to cities in Le Sueur County, Mn., including Le Center, Le Sueur, Montgomery, Cleveland, St Peter, and Waterville. The Evansville, IN.-based company announced that … Continue reading
Today we met up with the Le Sueur County BBC team. It was a reminder of how lucky some counties are that they have broadband because they have providers who are/were interested in deploying it. The Le Sueur team is … Continue reading
Chris Mitchell (Institute for Local Self Reliance) and Barbara Dröher Kline (Le Sueur County, MN) about what’s happening in their area – front what it’s like to live across the road from good broadband to the impact when state and … Continue reading
Le Sueur County News reports… One of Le Sueur County’s top priorities for the year is to expand broadband into under-served areas. Hundreds of thousands of dollars in planned and proposed broadband projects are scheduled to be completed by the … Continue reading
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