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Broadband
Blandin Foundation stands with Minnesota’s rural leaders and communities as they create and claim futures that are resilient, vibrant and connected.
Broadband connects rural communities to the world and is essential infrastructure for the future. Rural people and places need high-speed Internet, and the skills to use it, to create new jobs, access modern education and healthcare services, and stay connected to others.
Since 2003, the Blandin Community Broadband Program (BCBP) has worked with rural communities across Minnesota to improve broadband access, adoption and use. Guided by the vision, “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 BCBP program engaged leaders at local, state and federal levels to ignite and sustain policies that support rural access to robust broadband.
Learn More About Our Work in Broadband
Research and reports, past broadband conference materials, tools you can use and success stories.
Blandin Broadband Communities Program
Arrowhead Intelligent Region
From the Blandin on Broadband Blog
EVENT Sep 24: MN Office of Broadband Development BEAD update
Sep 17
From the MN Office of Broadband Development… Minnesota BEAD update, Wednesday September 24, at 1:00 p.m. Join the OBD for an information session with updates on the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program in Minnesota, overview of next steps, … Continue reading
Broadband Breakfast reports on Gigi Sohn’s visit to Minnesota
Sep 17
Broadband Breakfast reports on the MN Public Broadband Alliance meeting in Le Sueur County last week… After years of broken promises from Washington, Gigi Sohn urged Minnesota leaders last week to take the state’s broadband future into their own hands. “While Washington … Continue reading
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