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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
ICF Names the Top7 Intelligent Communities of 2025
Jun 17
From the Intelligent Community Forum… ICF named the world’s Top7 Intelligent Communities of 2025 this evening at a festive, sold-out Awards dinner in Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain. This year’s list includes cities and counties from Brazil, Canada, Spain, Türkiye and … Continue reading
US House moves to restore ReConnect Funding for 2026
Jun 17
Broadband Breakfast reports… A rural broadband program had its funding restored by a House Appropriations subcommittee on June 4. The ReConnect Loan and Grant Program, which provides funding for broadband infrastructure in rural areas, received a proposed $90 million for Fiscal Year 2026 … Continue reading
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