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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.
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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
Office of Broadband Development gets nice nod from Christopher Ali
Apr 25
The Conversation is a nonprofit that strives to Inform public debate with knowledge-based journalism that is responsible, ethical and supported by evidence. They recently posted an article on why… Millions of Americans still don’t have access to high-speed internet. Christopher Ali, a … Continue reading
Nobles County to contribute $35,000 toward Lismore broadband project
Apr 25
The Worthington Globe reports on the Lismore Coop’s MN broadband grant application and Nobles County’s support. It’s an interesting glimpse at all of the moving pieces involved in the application… The Nobles County Board of Commissioners agreed to financially support … Continue reading
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