Rank (from 100/20 megabits per second): 48 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
Cooperatives are often the first choice of communities as they seek ISP partners since cooperatives tend to me more patient with their need for ROI on their capital and member benefit is a core co-op principle. Hear from three cooperative … Continue reading
Literacy Minnesota recent release a statewide report on digital equity needs (by county). The report looks at three questions: What counties have high digital access, economic, education and English language learning needs? How have organizations adapted to the pandemic and … Continue reading
Earlier this week, the Office of Broadband Development unveiled the 2019 MN Broadband Awards. Now I’ve had a chance to collect the data into a spreadsheet. And look at some of the high level info from the Office of Broadband … Continue reading
Roberto Gallardo and Richard Florida recently looked at how prepared US counties were to shift workers to online work… Our analysis looked at how America’s more than 3,000 counties are able to implement remote work in terms of two key … Continue reading
I was working on something completely different – when I had to find broadband adoption rates in Minnesota. The best I could find was access in the Census. The good news is that the numbers appear to be pretty recent … Continue reading
The new MN County broadband maps are now up on the Office of Broadband Development websites- show percentage of each county with (and without) broadband access. It’s always interesting to use the new maps to see how the counties rank. … Continue reading
October was a big month because the annual broadband conference and release of the 87 MN Broadband County Profiles; subsequently we are reformatting eNews to capture those big events. We’ll be back to usual format next month! 2021 MN Broadband … Continue reading
The new MN County broadband maps are now up on the Office of Broadband Development websites- showing percentage of each county with (and without) broadband access. Earlier I looked at how counties ranked for access to 25/3 (the 2022 MN … 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
Rank (from 100/20 megabits per second): 32 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
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 wrote earlier about the $28.5 million coming from the FCC to Minnesota for broadband. BUT I want to follow up with any specific info related to providers or areas getting the funding. The West Central Tribune reports… Internet provider … Continue reading
According to the Litchfield Independent Review… In an effort to support manufacturing businesses, the Litchfield Area Chamber of Commerce and Meeker County Economic Development Authority have teamed up to bring forth a new manufacturing group logo and concept through Meeker … Continue reading
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