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Article: Closing Minnesota's Digital Divide
May 16, 2022
We've been working with rural communities for nearly 20 years to realize the vision of "everyone in Minnesota will be able to use convenient, affordable, world-class broadband networks that enable us to survive and thrive in our communities and across the globe." The pandemic shined a spotlight on the importance working toward this vision and…
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Gearing up for federal broadband funding? Your county profile can help
April 27, 2022
Reposted from the Blandin on Broadband blog By Ann Treacy, Treacy Information Services Minnesota is looking at an unprecedented amount of money coming in (from State and Federal funds) to support deployment of better broadband. Today, policymakers and government agencies are processing how to spend that money but opportunity is around the corner. So what…
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