Waseca County

MN State Grants awarded in 2021: BEVCOMM (Cannon Valley Telecom, Inc.) – Rural Morristown Fiber Expansion Project – GRANT $210,692 This last mile project will serve approximately 14 unserved and 94 underserved locations in portions of Rice, Waseca, and Steele counties.

2024:

• County: Waseca
  Bevcomm Inc Waseca County Fiber Expansion Project – Ph 2
  Grant: $1,186,050
  Local Match: $395,350
  Total Budget: $1,581,400
  This Low Density Bevcomm Inc Waseca County project will deploy underground fiber infrastructure across Alton, New Richland, and Saint Mary townships in rural Waseca County. This project will provide up to symmetrical Gigabit speeds with unlimited data to 163 homes, businesses, and farms, including 151 unserved and 12 underserved locations. Waseca County will be a funding partner for this project with a match amount of $165,000.
• County: Waseca
  Bevcomm Inc
  Bevcomm – Waseca-Cty Fiber
  Grant: $4,385,444
  Local Match: $1,461,815
  Total Budget: $5,847,259
  This Lower-Density Population Grant application will build underground fiber infrastructure to 492 homes, businesses, and farms in rural Waseca County, delivering speeds up to a Gigabit symmetrically with unlimited data to each address served. This proposed project will cover 234 miles to portions of seven townships in Waseca County, including Alton, Byron, Freedom, Otisco, Saint Mary, Vivian, and Wilton. The project will serve a region that has been overlooked due to the high cost of building to rural agricultural areas. Waseca County is contributing $675,000.