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
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports… A rural school district southwest of the Twin Cities has become the first to test the limits of the state’s guidelines for school reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic. The board of Sibley East Public Schools … Continue reading
Rank (from 100/20 megabits per second): 65 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
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. Sibley County broadband ranking has slipped from 41 to 42. There has … 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
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
Minnesota has two broadband speed goals: Ubiquitous access to speeds of 25 Mbps down and 3 Mbps up (25/3) by 2022 Ubiquitous access to 100/20 by 2026 Using maps and data from the Office of Broadband Development and stories collected on the Blandin … Continue reading
Rank (from 100/20 megabits per second): 67 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
It’s been a great day of broadband conversations around the state. Three regional broadband conferences happened today and I’ll post on each separately. (There will be eight regional meetings leading up to statewide fall conference Oct 12-14.) There were 40-50 … 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
Traverse County is not poised to meet the MN broadband speed goals for either 2022 or 2026. Percentage of Served Population by Speed and Date 2019 2018 2017 100/20 (2026 goal) 49.39 45.62 45.37 25/3 (2022 goal) 67.25 66.14 45.37 … Continue reading
Despite a region-wide focus on broadband, Renville is unlikely to meet either the 2022 or 2026 MN speed goals. But the region-wide focus on broadband access and adoption will keep the vision alive. Percentage of Served Population by Speed and … Continue reading
People need better broadband Inc Magazine recently reported that entrepreneurs need better broadband. https://wp.me/p3if7-5DB While the Chronilce of High Education reports that students need broadband too. https://wp.me/p3if7-5Dv State Policy Issues Michelle Lee is running to represent District 11 with an … Continue reading
Great news for folks in the area. It’s always good to hear about folks who are willing to expand fiber to rural Minnesota… RS Fiber Cooperative (RS Fiber) has announced the formation of a long-term operating relationship with Hiawatha Broadband … Continue reading
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