Watonwan County

Table of goal data by year

Year	25/3 Mbps	100/20 Mbps
2020	#64 of 87 79.32%	#61 of 87 68.5%
2019	#60 of 87 79.21%	#58 of 87 67.75%
2018	#67 of 87 70.7%	#34 of 87 68.42%
2017	#64 of 87 65.26%	#31 of 87 64.58%

Coverage Map

Rank: 60 (out of 87) for access to 100/20 megabits per second (Mbps)

They have been hovering around 68 percent covered since we began tracking. They have benefited from grants in the past. There isn’t much broadband news coming from the county. They seem unlikely to make the 2026 speed goals without community intervention.

What we learned in the past:

Watonwan County has benefited from several state grants:

• 2017 – New Ulm Telecom, Inc. – Hanska A&D FTTP – GRANT $324,894
• 2016 – NEW ULM TELECOM, INC. HANSKA – GRANT: $ 200,397
• 2015 – MVTV Wireless Middle Mile – Grant award: $808,080

Update from 2020:

Watonwan County is part of a consortium (Region 9) that using broadband for better telehealth, especially for better mental telehealth.

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