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Mediacom Says it Will Not Sue Lake County, Minnesota
In Star Tribunecoverage of Mediacom's war against real broadband in rural Minnesota, we learn that Mediacom will not sue Lake County to disrupt its plan to serve thousands of unserved residents and...
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Pole Issue Means More Delay For Lake County Project
Lake County, a rural area on the north side of Minnesota's portion of Lake Superior, has long suffered with just dial up and satellite, with slow cable connections available in some of the towns. After...
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Lake County Project Moves Forward Despite Delays
After many delays, Lake County is now in the process of hanging in fiber for its extensive fiber optic network project called Lake Connections. A recent report from WDIO.com in Duluth reminds us that...
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To Overbuild or Underbuild? A Rural Policy Conundrum - Community Broadband...
Lisa Gonzalez and I, Christopher Mitchell, are back in studio for a short conversation about the implications of a municipal network or a coop receiving subsidies from government to engage in...
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Minnesota's Lake County Fiber Network Begins Connecting Customers
The Lake County fiber network is now serving a limited number of customers in northern Minnesota. According to the Lake County News Chronicle, the network's triple-play services are lit and bringing...
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New Report Details Local Government Efforts to Improve Minnesota Connectivity
In our latest report, All Hands On Deck: Minnesota Local Government Models for Expanding Fiber Internet Access, we analyze how local governments in 12 Minnesota communities are expanding 21st century...
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Lake County Provides Gap Funding To Keep Project On Track
Lake County has faced a number of challenges since it began deploying its fiber network in 2012. The latest wrinkle comes as the Rural Utility Service (RUS) is late in distributing funds to pay...
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Paul Bunyan Communications Spreading Fiber Across Northern MN
The northern half of Minnesota, despite its rural character, is rapidly improving in high quality Internet access. Paul Bunyan Communications, the cooperative serving much of the Bemijdi area, began...
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Rural Broadband Expansion Ignores Economic Development Potential in Minnesota...
For years, many rural communities suffered from a broadband donut hole problem - the investment in better-than-dial-up was in the population center, leaving a donut of poor access around it. Now policy...
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$3.5 Million for Lake Connections in Minnesota
A northern Minnesota county has been approved for federal funding to bring high-quality Internet access to some of the community's most rural residents. Lake County (population: about 11,000) has been...
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KentuckyWired: Partners, Poles, Problems Plague Project
With the best intentions, Kentucky announced in late 2014 that it would build out a statewide open access fiber optic network to at least one location in each county to encourage high-quality...
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ICYMI: NBC News Ponders Rural Connectivity, Economic Development, and Bad Data
In his recent article written for NBC News, journalist Phil McCausland examines the impacts broadband access can have on rural communities and the challenges that persist in bringing coverage to these...
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Taxpayers Protection Alliance Trolling Vinton, Iowa
Vinton, Iowa, is on the road to Internet access self-reliance as the community of about 5,100 people continue to move forward with their Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) project. They’ve come under attack,...
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Report: Minnesota Communities and Local Providers Build Diverse Solutions for...
Our new report, Minnesota Broadband: Land of 10,000 Connectivity Solutions [pdf], showcases the diverse range of approaches communities and local Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have taken to expand...
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Minnesota Broadband: Land of 10,000 Connectivity Solutions
Publication Date: July 29, 2021Author(s): Ry Marcattilio-McCrackenChristopher MitchellIn a new report, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance showcases the diverse range of approaches communities and...
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