Dave PetersAll the money must go to projects that will provide high-speed Internet access to areas that have no or poor service. Read more →
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Minnesota legislators agreed to spend $20 million on broadband infrastructure, creating a system for communities to propose projects and supply matching money. Read more →
Gov. Dayton joins the call to spend money on broadband infrastructure. So far, the House wants to spend $25 million; the Senate has not approved any spending. Read more →
Broadband adoption continues to rise slowly among Minnesotans, and the gap between rural and urban use is shrinking. But more than 100,000 school-age children do not have access at home. Read more →
For the first time, legislators are proposing to put state money into broadband infrastructure. Read more →
What does greater Minnesota’s economy need most? More broadband. That’s the surprising takeaway from a recent, informal survey. Read more →
Those Minnesotans long deprived of high-speed Internet access at home but who now can get it via mobile? They’re not up in the woods or out on the farm. Read more →
Minnesota’s task force on extending broadband availability is divided over whether to recommend restoring a sales tax exemption for telecommunications companies. Read more →
Those tracking broadband speeds in Minnesota say some mobile service recipients have fast enough connections to count toward the state goal of ubiquitous high-speed Internet connections by 2015. As a result, three-quarters of households now have access, by that definition. Read more →
Bridging the digital divide in rural America requires investment in people’s capabilities, not just technical infrastructure, an officer with Minnesota’s Blandin Foundation told Congress today.
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