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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
OBD Updates: BEAD, Line Extension and Future Office Hours
Jun 18
From the Office of Broadband Development… Broadband Matters: Office of Broadband Development Updates BEAD updates Resources on federal BEAD changes Broadband Task Force, June meeting recap Line Extension Connection Program BEAD updates On Friday June 6, the National Telecommunications and … Continue reading
Losing Digital Equity Act funding will impact Minnesota
Jun 18
MinnPost reports on the impact of losing Digital Equity Act funding in Minnesota… Continuing his crusade against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, President Donald Trump announced he was shutting down the Digital Equity Act in May. He took to his Truth … Continue reading
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