The County Messenger reports… Last month, MidCo started work on the city’s 2022 internet expansion program. In 2020, the city of Scandia and the Internet Action Committee (IAC), established the expansion program as part of a five-year plan to increase … Continue reading
Rank: 15 Code: Green (See Blandin Foundation interactive map) Washington County: nearly there with a grant in process Washington County has some suburban areas and some rural areas. So, some areas attract providers while other areas need incentive. They will … Continue reading
The Country Messenger reports… Midco is furthering its mission to bring broadband services to areas of Minnesota that are unserved or underserved. A ribbon cutting is scheduled for Sept. 16 in which the City and Midco will celebrate the communications … Continue reading
Rank (from 100/20 megabits per second): 12 Code: Green 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
The County Messenger reports… The Scandia City Council last week agreed to provide a letter of support to Midco Communications encouraging the company to apply for a second Minnesota Border-To-Border Broadband Development Grant. The council also earmarked $165,000 in capital … Continue reading
Country Messenger reports… “Reliable access to broadband is essential and some underserved people in Scandia have been clamoring for it. This grant moves us closer to closing the digital divide in this community,” said Midco Sr. Director of Government Relations … Continue reading
Washington County is poised to meet the state speed goals for 2022 and 2026; but they will need to make a concerted effort to get there. Percentage of Served Population by Speed and Date Washington 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. Washington County broadband ranking has held steady at 9. The access has … Continue reading
An event from Minnesota Literacy… TEQuity Forum: Digital Equity Perspectives from Community Members Date: Thursday, April 28, 2022 Time: 6 – 8 p.m. Central Daylight Time (Not sure what time this is in your time zone? Use an online time zone converter. Make sure to … 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
Registration for the Fall Broadband conference is open! Come to the Grand Casino Mille Lacs on October 11-13 to explore how to maximize public and private broadband investments in your community. Hear from communities who have forged the trail for … 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
Last month, Go Daddy released Venture Forward, a report on the impact of local ventures on a community and impact of community on local ventures. I wrote about it earlier – and decided that it made sense to write two … 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
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