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Sibley County Discusses Rural Fiber-to-the-Farm
Last night, I drove down to Winthrop (Sibley County) and then Fairfax (Renville County) to get a better sense of their discussions around next-generation broadband networks (originally covered here)....
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Sibley County Discusses Joint Powers Agreement for Rural Fiber-to-the-Farm
Last night, local officials from all over Sibley County gathered in Arlington to learn about the potential fiber-to-the-farm broadband network they could build as early as 2012. Dave Peters, from...
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Frontier Forces FUD on Cities in Sibley: Sibley Responds
The fiber-to-the-farm initiative in Sibley County, Minnesota, has completed the feasibility study and the towns involved are discussing a Joint Powers Agreement. One of the impacted incumbent providers...
View ArticleUpcoming Minnesota Events
As Minnesota's rural county-wide FTTH projects move forward, we have the opportunity to learn more about them in upcoming events. Thanks to Blandin's broadband blog for covering these issues!On...
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Answers for Questions in Sibley's Fiber-to-the-Farm Potential Network
As decision time approaches, the discussions in Sibley County (and Fairfax in Renville) are winding down. The county and local governments have to decide whether to commit to the Joint Powers Board....
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WindomNet Saves Jobs, Provides Stellar Customer Service
Minnesota Public Radio, as part of its Ground Level Broadband Coverage has profiled WindomNet with a piece called "Who should build the next generation of high-speed networks?"Dan Olsen, who runs the...
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Redwood County, Minnesota, Latest to Study FTTH
Minnesota, land of 10,000 lakes, may soon also be the land of Countywide rural FTTH. Yet another County is doing a feasibility study to figure out how it can bring fast, affordable, and reliable...
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In Minnesota, Rural Fiber to the Farm Project Expands
A rural Fiber-to-the-Farm project that started in Sibley County has added three new towns to its potential territory due to the extremely high interest in fast, affordable, and reliable connections to...
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First Community Broadband Bits Podcast - Sibley County Fiber to the Farm
In our excitement to produce this podcast, we forgot to credit Fit and the Conniptions for the intro/outro music. Much thanks for releasing their music under a creative commons license that allows us...
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Rural Reality: Waiting One Month for Basic Telephone Service in New House
Yesterday, we released our first podcast - a short discussion with Linda Kramer of the Sibley-Renville Fiber project in rural Minnesota.When I happened across their Facebook page this morning, I found...
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To Improve Minnesota Broadband, Look to Lessons of Electrification
Steve Downer is the Associate Executive Director of the Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association, MMUA, and he previously served on the Blandin Foundation Strategy Board. He offered these thoughts on...
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Minnesota Local Governments Advance Super Fast Internet Networks
Publication Date: March 19, 2014 Author(s): Christopher Mitchell Author(s): Lisa Gonzalez Local governments in Minnesota have been at the forefront of expanding fast, affordable, and reliable...
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Multiple Minnesota Projects Submit "Expressions of Interest" to FCC
We reported in February that the FCC sought "expressions of interest" from entities that want a share of Connect America funds. The agency sought feedback on the need and desire for projects across the...
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Catching Up with the RS Fiber Coop in Minnesota - Community Broadband Bits...
In the nearly two years since we launched this podcast with an interview from Minnesota's rural Sibley County, the project has evolved significantly but the need for better Internet access remains a...
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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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Community Broadband Media Roundup - December 12, 2014
This week in Community Broadband networks... partnerships, cooperatives, and going-it-alone. For a background in muni networks, check out this recent article from FiscalNote. The article highlights...
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Local Communities Still Committed to RS Fiber Cooperative
Green Isle and nine other communities have reaffirmed their commitment to the RS Fiber Cooperative, reports the Belle Plain Herald. The project began in 2010 as a collaboration between a number of...
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Frontier Forces FUD on Cities in Sibley: Sibley Responds
The fiber-to-the-farm initiative in Sibley County, Minnesota, has completed the feasibility study and the towns involved are discussing a Joint Powers Agreement. One of the impacted incumbent providers...
View ArticleUpcoming Minnesota Events
As Minnesota's rural county-wide FTTH projects move forward, we have the opportunity to learn more about them in upcoming events. Thanks to Blandin's broadband blog for covering these issues!On...
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Answers for Questions in Sibley's Fiber-to-the-Farm Potential Network
As decision time approaches, the discussions in Sibley County (and Fairfax in Renville) are winding down. The county and local governments have to decide whether to commit to the Joint Powers Board....
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