Fillmore County

Table of goal data by year

Year	25/3 Mbps	100/20 Mbps
2019	#85 of 87 57.89%	#70 of 87 50.3%
2018	#86 of 87 45.02%	#58 of 87 44.19%
2017	#72 of 87 59%	#52 of 87 44.11%

County Profile Coverage Map

Rank: 85 (out of 87) for broadband access at speeds of 100/20 megabits per second (Mbps)

Fillmore County is not poised to meet either the 2022 or 2026 state speed goals. Their improvements over the years have been very incremental and not at pace with other counties.

Fillmore has benefited from three state broadband grants:

• 2017 – Rushford Village/Rural Rushford Fiber Build – Grant $2,011,628
  Serving 226 unserved households, 20 unserved businesses, and 289 underserved households, 20 underserved businesses, and 2 underserved community anchor institutions in the Rushford Village/Rural Rushford exchange in Fillmore County with access of a minimum of 1 gigabit per second (Gbps) download and 100 megabits per second (Mbps) upload, exceeding the state speed goal set for the year 2026.
• 2017 – Mediacom Minnesota LLC – Fountain 2018 Broadband Build – GRANT $202,125
  Serving 161 unserved households and 20 unserved businesses, exceeding the 2022 state speed goal of 25 Mbps down and 3 Mbps up. The project will unlock opportunities for distance learning, telemedicine, and telecommuting and other increased business development.
• 2016 – ACENTEK RURAL LANESBORO FIBER BUILD – GRANT: $1,777,936
  Serving 431 unserved households, 42 unserved businesses, and 1 community anchor institution in the rural Lanesboro area, including Whalan, Carrolton Township, and Holt Township with access, exceeding the 2026 state speed goal.

In December, Mediacom announced completion of their project, because the maps and data were collected in December, it’s difficult to know whether those households were included in the most recent numbers.

Fillmore County could benefit from future grants. In 2019, MiBroadband applied to upgrade service in Fillmore. (That doesn’t mean they will get the grant; they have only applied.)

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