KNSI radio reports… Minnesota is awarding more than $23 million in grants to 30 projects throughout the state to including a couple in Central Minnesota. The money is to help bring high-quality broadband access to 10,900 businesses, homes, and community … Continue reading
The Timber Jay does a nice job detailing a recent (Oct 29) meeting in Greenwood Township to discuss bringing better broadband to the community. I wasn’t there but it sounds like meetings I have attended in the past. If you … Continue reading
The Timberjay reports… Residents here, who have been without reliable Internet access for years, could soon have some of the best broadband speeds in the area, if final funding from the state’s Border-to-Border grant program is approved later this year. … Continue reading
Businesses from St Louis County are speaking after the broadband meeting in St Louis County yesterday. A theme emerge as they all say – we need better broadband. After the meeting I heard from Jon Benz at JM Retrievers. They … Continue reading
I met a few folks at the St Louis County broadband meeting yesterday – many like Elizabeth Chapman from Art Unlimited need better broadband to grow…
Today in St Louis a few dozen people met to talk and learn about broadband. A few themes emerged – people want broadband. In areas that aren’t yet served it’s going to take an effort – on the part of … Continue reading
I mentioned the meeting in a previous post. Here are more details. I am planning to livestream via Facebook… Saint Louis County broadband efforts and opportunities to be highlighted at public event GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (June 20, 2019) — Iron … Continue reading
It’s great to hear about a family that is really thriving in a rural area thanks to fiber. And I love it even more when it helps make the case that fiber to the farm makes a difference to quality … Continue reading
I will be there and hope to livestream! Learn about current broadband initiatives and available resources for broadband development in St Louis County. Poor broadband services hurt quality of life, hinder economic developemnt and lower property values. Do not let … Continue reading
The Hibbing Daily Tribune reports on better broadband happening in St Louis County with the help of Paul Bunyan and MN State Broadband Grants… “Side Lake area residents are on track to have their homes and cabins wired with fiber … Continue reading
Business North reports… CenturyLink, Inc. has been awarded $1.8 million in state Border-to-Border broadband grants to improve broadband service as part of the $3.6 million project in the Fredenberg Township near Duluth, Lt. Governor Tina Smith and the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced. CenturyLink will invest more $1.8 million in company funds to bring fiber … Continue reading
The TimberJay published a long article on the problems local residents and businesses are having with Frontier Communications. Internet access to not reliable, billing is unpredictable and hard to understand, there are high surcharges to drop their service and often … Continue reading
In 2014, 80 percent of St Louis County had access to broadband. (Broadband was defined with lower speeds back then.) Today 82 percent of the county has access to broadband speeds of 25/3 (Mbps down/up) and 39 percent has access … Continue reading
Almost $20 million in state grants have gone to 17 communities in Minnesota to expand broadband and make the case to legislators (and the general public) that such investments are wise and have a valuable Return on Investment. I wanted … Continue reading
Almost $20 million in state grants have gone to 17 communities in Minnesota to expand broadband and make the case to legislators (and the general public) that such investments are wise and have a valuable Return on Investment. I wanted … Continue reading
