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.
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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
Willmar City Council to meet with Charter Communications amid conversations with Hometown Fiber on an open access network
Feb 12
The West Central Tribune reports… The Willmar City Council and staff on Monday said a meeting would be conducted later this week with the company after its letter asking the city to hold off on the construction of an open-access … Continue reading
MN House Agr Finance and Policy Committee hear from Office of Broadband Development
Feb 12
The MN House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee Meeting heard from Office of Broadband Development. You can see the video below, the PPTs and questions. At a high level, OBD talked about the history of the department, especially the last year … Continue reading
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