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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
OPPORTUNITY: Arvig essay contest where winner earns a trip to Washington DC to learn about rural broadband
Dec 04
D-L Online reports… A winning essay will earn one area high school student an expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., June 2-6, 2025, to visit the capital and learn about the rural broadband industry as part of the Foundation for Rural … Continue reading
Education Superhighway recommends broadband subsidies for homes that need it
Dec 04
In a recent report Education Superhighway recommends broadband subsidies for homes that need it… To ensure every household has reliable, affordable internet, Congress should create a new permanent broadband affordability program targeted toward those who truly need it. The benefit … Continue reading
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