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
Rank (from 100/20 megabits per second): 45 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
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
Waseca County is not poised to meet the broadband goals for either 2022 or 2026. Percentage of Served Population by Speed and Date 2019 2018 2017 100/20 (2026 goal) 75.20 75.06 98.75 25/3 (2022 goal) 82.19 75.30 98.75 It’s difficult … 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. Waseca County Broadband ranking has dipped from 3 to 25. It looks … 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
Mankato Free Press posts an editorial imploring legislators to spend CARES money on rural broadband… We would argue broadband funding to expand coverage in the short-term and long-term should be a priority. Thousands of Minnesota workers and students now work … 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
Fun to see a community excited about a broadband appointment. Waseca County News reports… Mediacom Senior Manager and Waseca resident Theresa Sunde has been appointed by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan to serve a four-year term … Continue reading
Blandin Broadband Lunch Bunch twice-monthly online discussion series Blandin Foundation is kicking off a virtual series for 2021 – the Blandin Broadband Lunch Bunch. The second and third Wednesdays of the month from noon to 1pm, you are invited to … Continue reading
Office of Broadband Development reports (via email)… Sixty-four (64) applications for the 2020 Border-to-Border Broadband Development grant program were received by the September 30 deadline. The Office of Broadband Development has initiated the challenge process required by Minnesota law (Minn. … 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
National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) is compiling a list of National Free & Low-Cost Internet Plans. I am trying to build a list for Minnesota. It is a list in the making! Please send any additions, changes or updates to the … Continue reading
Earlier today the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit (Committee on Agriculture) met to hear about: “Building Opportunity in Rural America through Affordable, Reliable and High-Speed Broadband“. I’m pleased to report that two Minnesotans were there to tell the … Continue reading
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