Bree Maki, the Executive Director of the Minnesota Office of Broadband Development, sent a letter about BEAD to Howard Lutnick.
The broadband grants come from two Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) programs.
Only a small fraction of Minnesota broadband projects adheres to prevailing wage standards, according to an extensive report.
In all, more than 250,000 premises will eventually have access to Intrepid Fiber Networks’ services in the two states.
100.000 locations are at stake as MN reconciles its definition of unserved with the BEAD definition, Broadband Director Bree Maki told us.
The Minnesota broadband grants came through the Border-to-Border program and the Low Population Density Program.