Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 9, 2025

Department of Agriculture has called rural innovators to apply for its 2025 Community Connect Grants. The Community Connect program defines areas eligible for awards as those receiving Internet service below 10 Megabits per second (Mbps) * 1 Mbps. million to expand fiber broadband to Groton and parts of South Ryegate.

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Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 16, 2025

Conexon Connect  has completed its first fiber to the home project in Florida, a 2,000-mile network launched in partnership with  Escambia River Electric Cooperative. million, two Broadband Opportunity Program grants totaling $5.9 million, and a Broadband Infrastructure Program grant of $9.6

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Total Telecom

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

This work is part of Project Gigabit, a government-funded programme to enable hard-to-reach communities to get fast, reliable broadband. Villages recently connected include Kington Magna, Buckland Newton and Holwell. The contract is worth £18.8

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Blandin on Broadband

DECEMBER 30, 2024

9 Wilkin County: increases rank up 27 places in rank Wilkin County ranks 49 (up 22 places) for broadband access out of 87 counties. Wilkin has seen some strong expansion of broadband, especially in the last year. Over the years, Wilkin County (or cities within) has not invested in matches for any successful MN Broadband grants.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 14, 2025

Those “must be reformed as soon as possible,” NAB spokesman Alex Siciliano told Broadband Breakfast. ACA Connects CEO Grant Spellmeyer also endorsed the initiative, posting on X : “ACAConnects has a list for the FCC!

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Blandin on Broadband

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Wadena County ranks 7 (up one place) for broadband access out of 87 counties. Over the years, Wadena County (or cities within) has not invested in matches for any successful MN Broadband grants. Over the years, Wadena County (or cities within) has not invested in matches for any successful MN Broadband grants.

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Blandin on Broadband

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Expansion news from Paul Bunyan Communications… Paul Bunyan Communications is making good progress on its broadband expansion in Aitkin County. Anyone in these expansion areas interested in getting connected to the all-fiber optic broadband network should sign up for service now before construction is done.

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Blandin on Broadband

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The Center on Rural Innovation looks at the role of broadband in rural economic growth and resilience. The cooperative’s investments, including the $100 million GigaZone project , northern Minnesota’s first high-speed gigabit fiber network, have positioned Bemidji and surrounding areas as innovative, connected communities.

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Blandin on Broadband

DECEMBER 30, 2024

23 Grant County: code changes from yellow to red Grant County ranks 67 (down 8 places) for broadband access out of 87 counties. Some residence may be currently satisfied with 25/3 but that will be less satisfactory as more applications go online and more online applications are being built for faster connections.

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Were readers of this publication to present at a telecom conference on the topic of broadband reliability, outages might not be top of mind.  More pointedly, in today’s technology-centric ecosystems, to not have broadband means the real potential for societal catastrophe. 

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Blandin on Broadband

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Paul Bunyan Communications is making good progress on its broadband expansion in St. The cooperative’s services will become available once the network is operational including GigaZone® Internet with its unprecedented broadband speeds of up to 10 Gig and low cost unlimited local and long distance GigaZone® voice telephone service.

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Blandin on Broadband

DECEMBER 30, 2024

66 Winona County: Rank goes from Yellow to Green Winona County ranks 38 (up one point) for broadband access out of 87 counties. They have seen some growth in broadband in the last year. million MN State Broadband grant and 35 Line Extension grants. million MN Broadband grant ( Round 10 ) award that will serve 396 locations.

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Rural Broadband Association

MARCH 11, 2025

Jeannette and her husband Mike purchased Albion Telephone Company (now ATC Communications; Albion, Idaho) in 1929. Jumping forward a few years, we have Mildred Foster , the matriarch of Twin Valley Telephone (Miltonvale, Kan.). De Lamb and her husband Bill purchased Dubois Telephone Exchange in 1958, when it only had 140 subscribers.

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Mark Goldberg

MARCH 5, 2025

At the time, I described an interesting CRTC proceeding underway to examine the future of voice telephone service to a total of 110 households and 5 businesses located in 8 communities served by 3 telephone exchanges located off the beaten track in British Columbia.

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Rural broadband Internet in this country for the most part remains monopolized, overpriced, insufficiently fast, hampering economic growth and resilience, as well as educational and healthcare  opportunities.  Rural citizens were not relegated to second class  citizen status with electricity or telephone networks.

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Blandin on Broadband

DECEMBER 30, 2024

36 Hubbard County: code from going from red to yellow to green in three years Hubbard County ranks 21 (up one place) for broadband access out of 87 counties. Over the years, Hubbard County (or cities within) has not invested to match any successful MN Broadband grants. Hubbard County will not benefit from a 2024 MN Broadband grant.

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Blandin on Broadband

DECEMBER 30, 2024

11 Traverse County: a nice increase this year Traverse County ranks 35 (up 1 7 points) for broadband access out of 87 counties. Over the years, Traverse County (or cities within) has invested $19,490 (total) for matches for 1 successful MN Broadband grant. Traverse County will not benefit from a 2024 MN Broadband grant.

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

billion program critical to expanding broadband access in rural and underserved areas. The program is considered a predecessor to the FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program. Rural Healthcare (RHC) : Support for broadband services for healthcare providers in remote areas, with FY 2023 funding at $468.2 WASHINGTON, Nov.

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Blandin on Broadband

DECEMBER 30, 2024

74 Kanabec County: ranking last again but making strides Kanabec County continues to hole rank 87 for broadband access out of 87 counties. However, broadband coverage went from 20 percent to 36 percent. In December 2022, East Central Energy was awarded three Border to Border grants that have help ed close the broadband gap in Kanabec.

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

entered into a stock purchase agreement to transfer ownership of Amelia Telephone Corp. and New Castle Telephone Co., both Virginia corporations, to RiverStreet, a subsidiary of Wilkes Telephone Membership Corp. RiverStreet and its parent company, Wilkes Telephone Membership Corp. TDS, based in Madison, Wis.

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TechAdvance

MARCH 10, 2025

By January 2027, the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) will be completely switched off. Broadband Connections ADSL and FTTC (Fibre-to-the-Cabinet) connections rely on PSTN. Payment Terminals Card machines and other point-of-sale systems often use PSTN connections.

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Blandin on Broadband

DECEMBER 30, 2024

62 Kandiyohi County: bumped up to yellow ranking Kandiyohi Countys rank has bumped up from 74 to 60 for broadband access out of 87 counties. Kandiyohi is creating partnerships that should help them get better broadband, especially when federal (BEAD) funding becomes available. million to get ubiquitous broadband in the county. (I

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 8, 2024

8, 2024 – A fair distribution of broadband subsidies might not be possible if federal regulators fail to understand who needs assistance – particularly when broadband availability data, especially for fixed wireless coverage, is often overstated in rural and underserved areas. WASHINGTON, Oct.   The $42.5

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

the parent company of Big Bend Telephone Co., "I was made aware of the sale when I received a notice in the mail from TDS indicating the upcoming changes," Mayor Eaves told Broadband Breakfast. "To "To my knowledge, the city was not made aware directly by either TDS or Big Bend Telephone Co."

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TechAdvance

JANUARY 14, 2025

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Blandin on Broadband

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Department of Agriculture is sending more than $44 million in grants to Minnesota to help people in rural communities access high-speed broadband. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, is expected to give more than 5,000 Minnesotans, especially in rural areas, high-speed broadband access across the state.

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Blandin on Broadband

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Now the cooperative broadband installation supervisor is coming full circle, helping build a fiber-optic network for the popular retreat with donations and volunteers. Surrounded by deep forest, the buildings, dorms, cabins and offices that dot the 616-acre camp are far beyond the service territory of Meeker and its broadband arm, Vibrant.

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Blandin on Broadband

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The Institute of Local Self Reliance (ILSR) has been tracking Indigenous Broadband Networks in the US. They provide a great history and analysis of broadband in tribal areas. The Tribe had been working for nearly two years on the plans of the network and has convened a broadband task force to guide the initiative.

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Blandin on Broadband

DECEMBER 4, 2024

June 2-6, 2025, to visit the capital and learn about the rural broadband industry as part of the Foundation for Rural Service Youth Tour. Students in the Arvig service area are invited to submit an essay that answers the question, “How is Arvig-Connected Technology useful to you?” Essays can be submitted to Josie.Winkels@arvig.com.

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Blandin on Broadband

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

From the Office of Broadband Development… BEAD Challenge, resources + updates Minnesota’s BEAD Challenge process is in the Rebuttal phase on until September 20th. Governor’s Task Force on Broadband to meet Tuesday, September 24th The Task Force will meet in Brandon, MN at 10 a.m. Central Time on Tuesday September 24th.

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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 27, 2024

WASHINGTON, August 27, 2024 – Internet Service Providers on the receiving end of broadband subsidies but can't meet their commitments basically have two options: return the locations and pay a fine, or transfer the locations to another ISP. South Central Connect offers gigabit-speed fiber to 1.1% The RDOF , a $20.4

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Broadband Breakfast

JANUARY 17, 2025

17, 2025 – The Maine Connectivity Authority released Friday an update on its program to offer a free Starlink dish and installation to thousands of state residents. The state is hoping to serve around 9,000 households that currently receive zero broadband, which is less than 1% of Maine’s population. WASHINGTON, Jan.

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TELCO

APRIL 23, 2024

MANSFIELD, MA April 5, 2024– Mountain Telephone, a leading telecommunications provider serving communities in Kentucky for nearly 75 years, announces the deployment of Telco Systems’ multi-100G solution to upgrade its network infrastructure.

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Rural Broadband Association

JULY 2, 2024

No doubt looking for a little drama, he was surprised to hear everyone answer with varying versions of, “It’s actually very common” and, “We all share the same goal of connecting rural America.” Participating Providers Chariton Valley Broadband, LLC (Macon, Mo.) Green Hills Telephone Corporation (Breckenridge, Mo.)

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Broadband Breakfast

OCTOBER 12, 2024

12, 2024 – The communications arm of an Arkansas electric cooperative is offering thousands of its Internet customers free broadband and streaming services for a month as compensation for the loss of linear video service caused by a recent "cyber incident." WASHINGTON, Oct. " OzarksGo in Fayetteville, Ark., said the Oct.

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Airtel

OCTOBER 9, 2024

We all are well acquainted with the term broadband. But do you know the actual meaning of broadband? Broadband data transmission is the transmission of high-quality data over a large bandwidth. In its most basic form, it is a continuous high-speed Internet connection. Buy Airtel Broadband with exciting benefits!

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EldoTelecom

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Internet connectivity is regarded as a utility as was voice telephone service before it where most every address had service. With IP connectivity considered a utility, one might expect that figure to be much higher, around 90 percent or more. That allowed people to gain both mobile and home IP connectivity.

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