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Tag: Internet

Broadband

Broadband providers seek $44 million from state fund

Dave PetersDave Peters November 12, 2014, 11:04 AM Nov 12, 2014
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All the money must go to projects that will provide high-speed Internet access to areas that have no or poor service. Read more →

Broadband

Legislators agree to spend $20 million on broadband

Dave PetersDave Peters May 15, 2014, 4:07 PM May 15, 2014
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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 →

Broadband

Gov. Dayton backs broadband spending

Dave PetersDave Peters April 10, 2014, 9:17 AM Apr 10, 2014
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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

Minnesota’s rural broadband gap shrinks

Dave PetersDave Peters April 9, 2014, 10:40 AM Apr 9, 2014
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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 →

Broadband

$100 million broadband bill at least will make waves

Dave PetersDave Peters February 28, 2014, 11:30 AM Feb 28, 2014
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For the first time, legislators are proposing to put state money into broadband infrastructure. Read more →

Broadband

Survey: Broadband expansion trumps other needs in greater Minnesota

Dave PetersDave Peters January 24, 2014, 1:37 PM Jan 24, 2014
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What does greater Minnesota’s economy need most? More broadband. That’s the surprising takeaway from a recent, informal survey. Read more →

Broadband

Mobile’s assist in broadband numbers is mostly metro so far

Dave PetersDave Peters December 11, 2013, 9:48 AM Dec 11, 2013
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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 →

Broadband

Who knows best where to deploy broadband access? Task force divided

Dave PetersDave Peters December 3, 2013, 4:22 PM Dec 3, 2013
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Minnesota’s task force on extending broadband availability is divided over whether to recommend restoring a sales tax exemption for telecommunications companies. Read more →

Broadband

Mobile broadband boosts Minnesota access figures

Dave PetersDave Peters November 20, 2013, 5:08 PM Nov 20, 2013
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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 →

Broadband

Invest in humans, not just broadband technology, Blandin tells Congress

Dave PetersDave Peters October 29, 2013, 2:07 PM Oct 29, 2013
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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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