Ramsey County

Table of goal data by year

Year	25/3 Mbps	100/20 Mbps
2020	#2 of 87 99.86%	#2 of 87 99.84%
2019	#3 of 87 99.86%	#2 of 87 99.84%
2018	#3 of 87 99.84%	#2 of 87 99.82%
2017	#3 of 87 99.75%	#1 of 87 99.39%

Coverage Map

Rank: 2 (out of 87) for access to 100/20 megabits per second (Mbps)

Ramsey County is a metro-based county where the market makes it feasible for broadband providers to serve broadband profitably. They have applied for state grants in the past. At one point they considered a municipally supported network.

What we learned in the past:

Ramsey County is a metro-based county where the market makes it feasible for broadband providers to serve broadband profitably. They have applied for state grants in the past. At one point they considered a municipally supported network. But the market will take care of many of the needs.

Update from 2020:

Because they make an easy business case, Ramsey County doesn’t need to do much to encourage better broadband.