Meeker County

Table of goal data by year

Year	Rank	100/20 Mbps
2021	#77 of 87	53.86%
2020	#75 of 87	53.86%
2019	#74 of 87	45.08%
2018	#57 of 87	45.08%
2017	#57 of 87	38.13%

Coverage Map

Rank: 72 (out of 87) for access to 100/20 megabits per second (Mbps)

Meeker County has been engaged in broadband expansion for years. In  2017, Meeker County released a broadband feasibility study, with Blandin Foundation’s support. They released an update in 2018.

Meeker County will benefit from a MN State Grant awarded in 2021:

• Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association (Vibrant Broadband) – Lake Koronis – GRANT $41,927 This last mile project will serve approximately 28 unserved and seven underserved locations in Union Grove Township in Meeker County.

They will benefit from a MN Border to Border grant awarded in the last round. The project is small, but hopefully will start a quest for more improvement. Projected allocation of American Recovery Project ARP funds in Meeker is $4,503,764; broadband is one possible use.

Meeker County needs a major push to get to better broadband; they are code red.

Past grants:

• 2019: Nuvera Communications, Inc. – Hutchinson W Project – GRANT $346,282

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