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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.
Learn More About Our Work in Broadband
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
Broadband Expansion Continues in Itasca and St. Louis Counties
Sep 05
Paul Bunyan Communicaitons sent me an update and press release, for folks outside of Minnesota, I want to share the email intro to the press release sent during the first week or September! The weather has turned quickly, a sure … Continue reading
The Broadband Equity Project: Minneapolis gap between broadband availability and adoption
Sep 04
The Broadband Equity Project highlights the rate of internet/broadband adoption across different zip codes in many major cities and metropolitan areas, and uses census data to find key factors. Unfortunately, they tool only looks at the 7-county metro area, but … Continue reading
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