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Category: Minnesota
Minnesota and Maine Share Ideas on the Future of BEAD With Lutnick
At least two states — Maine and Minnesota — have contacted the U.S. Department of Commerce concerning the changes that may be made to the $42.45 billion the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. Earlier…
Small Providers Get Lion’s Share of Minnesota Broadband Awards
This week, Minnesota announced $52 million in grants to expand broadband throughout the state, with the majority of awards going to small telecom providers. The largest grant — just over $8 million — went to…
Deficiency of Prevailing Wages on Broadband Projects Detrimental to Minnesota: Report
Minnesota is set to use $827 million in federal and state funds over the next six years to drive a $1.9 billion investment in broadband infrastructure — an important effort in addressing the state’s digital…
Intrepid Gets $290M Investment to Support Colorado, Minnesota Network Builds
Open access provider Intrepid Fiber Networks says its newly secured $290 million in debt financing will support ongoing deployments in Colorado and Minnesota. In all, more than 250,000 premises will eventually have access to Intrepid’s…
Minnesota Broadband Director Builds on State’s Rural Funding Heritage
Minnesota didn’t wait for the federal government’s help to make funding available for rural broadband deployments. The state’s Border to Border program, established years ago, is often cited as a model for rural broadband funding.…
Minnesota Broadband Grants Go to Small Providers, Charter, Midco, Mediacom
Charter, Mediacom and Midco were among the providers awarded broadband grants from the state of Minnesota yesterday. But most winners were small local companies – and so were those winning the largest grants. The awards…
State Broadband Directors Talk BEAD Timelines, Provider Participation
The thinking behind the $42.5 billion BEAD rural funding program was that individual states were better positioned than the federal government to understand their local needs and tailor state-level rules accordingly. And although the NTIA…
Minnesota Line Extension Funding: Local Providers Are the Big Winners
Three local providers were the big winners in the latest round of Minnesota’s Line Extension Connection broadband funding program. Two larger companies—Mediacom and Midco — also won funding in this round of the program, which…
Comcast, Rural Telcos and Electric Cooperatives Won Big in Latest Minnesota Broadband Awards
Rural electric cooperatives, rural telcos and Comcast were the biggest winners in the latest broadband funding announcement from the state of Minnesota. An announcement from the state’s Office of Broadband Development states that the awards…
Pew: Eight States Fund Broadband Line Extension
Eight states are addressing homes underserved by broadband through programs that fund some of the costs of line extensions, according to a recent Pew Charitable Trusts post. Each state’s program is a bit different from…
Pew: How Capital Projects Funds Are Used Varies from State to State
How states are using money allotted to them through the federal Capital Projects Fund (CPF) varies considerably from one state to the next, according to Pew Charitable Trusts, which has been keeping tabs on state…
The State with the Best Gigabit Broadband Availability is . . .
North Dakota ranks as best connected state gigabit broadband availability, according to a new report from Smarthomestarter.com. North Dakota broadband providers offer gigabit service to 60.58% of residential locations in the state — the highest…
