Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 14, 2025

Those “must be reformed as soon as possible,” NAB spokesman Alex Siciliano told Broadband Breakfast. While supportive of reducing regulatory burdens, NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association CEO Shirley Bloomfield emphasized the need for a thoughtful approach in a release.

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Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 25, 2025

The Office of Broadband Development is hosting their Office Hours today at 11am, where Im sure they will be willing to take questions. Wikstrom Telephone Company Inc Windstream Lakedale, Inc. Further, the OBD will post all pre-qualification documentation and resources on the Minnesota Broadband website.

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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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Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 5, 2025

Today the MN House Taxes Committee hear on two broadband-related bills. Also, the less we pay in taxes, the more we spend on building broadband. I will post them separately for easily search access. HF951 (Davids) – Sales and use tax exemption for telecommunications or pay television services machinery and equipment modified.

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Blandin on Broadband

OCTOBER 19, 2024

West Central Tribune reports … A new utility services company specializing in underground fiber construction, MC Fiber launched in late September, according to a news release from Meeker Cooperative Light and Power and Vibrant Broadband in Litchfield. The cooperative has been serving the area as a co-op for almost 90 years, starting in 1935.

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Blandin on Broadband

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Telecompetitor reports … This week, Minnesota announced $52 million in grants to expand broadband throughout the state, with the majority of awards going to small telecom providers. Other awards included Garden Valley Telephone Company, $4.6 million; Paul Bunyan Rural Telephone Cooperative, $3.9 million; Bevcomm Inc.

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Blandin on Broadband

DECEMBER 30, 2024

8 Kittson County: upgrading rank to green Kittson County ranks 23 (again) for broadband access out of 87 counties. Their ranking has gone from yellow to green Over the years, Kittson County (or cities within) has not invested in matches for any successful MN Broadband grants. 2024 Grants: County: Kittson Wikstrom Telephone Co, Inc.

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Broadband Breakfast

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

2, 2024 – A rural Indiana internet service provider is giving back hundreds of locations won in a federal broadband subsidy auction in 2020. Daviess-Martin Rural Telephone Corp. Daviess-Martin Rural Telephone Corp. WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 letter to an FCC bureau chief. 30 letter to an FCC bureau chief.

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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

MAY 1, 2025

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2025 – The California State Assembly's communications committee advanced two broadband bills Wednesday, both of which will now be taken up by the chamber’s appropriations committee. ” At least Vermont and Massachusetts are also considering affordable broadband legislation.

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VoIP Review

JUNE 16, 2025

Openreach has issued a strong call to businesses in the UK, urging them to transition swiftly to digital networks as the deadline for the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) switch-off approaches. Slated for January 2027, this shift is critical as legacy systems near decommissioning.

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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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Broadband Breakfast

AUGUST 5, 2024

Join Broadband Breakfast Live Online and other guests attending Mountain Connect 2024 in Denver for a discussion about the themes raised at this year's conference. This year marks the Colorado-based conference's 10th year as an independent broadband event, and Broadband Breakfast has covered the event regularly in the past.

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Blandin on Broadband

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The Minnesota Office of Broadband Development has unveiled the latest (Round 10) MN broadband awards. Because it’s a lot of information, I am going to do two separate reports – starting with the MN Broadband Grant Round 10 Border to Border Awards.

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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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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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Total Telecom

JANUARY 24, 2025

Faster broadband speeds, better security, and features like scam prevention and integrated calling across devices. The government has also introduced the PSTN Critical National Infrastructure Charter, to make sure of safeguards for essential services during the transition. The move to digital networks offers a range of benefits.

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Broadband Breakfast

MARCH 21, 2025

“Congress passed much-needed legislation to protect Americans through the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, but this legislation failed to provide the FCC with the legal authority to enforce the law,” Luján said in a statement Thursday. Ben Ray Luján , D-N.M.,

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Broadband Breakfast

JUNE 3, 2025

Alex Minard , vice president and lead legislative counsel at NCTA, reported 4,000 acts of vandalism in a three month period at a Broadband Breakfast Live Online panel in March. Learn more about Speeding BEAD Summit What is Broadband Breakfast?

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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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OCTOBER 3, 2024

The Center on Rural Innovation looks at the role of broadband in rural economic growth and resilience. To further enhance its services, Paul Bunyan Communications also offers a range of value-added broadband services. Here are some of the high level findings.

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Total Telecom

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

This is the equivalent of 560,000 businesses across the UK and includes over 370,000 SMEs still using standard broadband services on the analogue telephone network.

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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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RCR Wireless

AUGUST 26, 2024

FWA 5G wireless broadband may be the next competitive battleground Broadband seems to be gearing up to be the next competitive battleground. Traditionally, Cable TV and telephone companies offer wireline broadband. Suddenly, wireless carriers are starting to use FWA to offer wireless broadband.

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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. All the homes and businesses being connected across South Wiltshire and North Dorset will benefit from full fibre broadband, also known as Fibre to the Premises (FTTP). The contract is worth £18.8

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Blandin on Broadband

MAY 1, 2025

Anyone interested in getting connected to the all-fiber optic broadband network should sign up for service now. City of Bovey Includes over 350 locations and construction is anticipated to start in late summer/early fall City of Coleraine Includes over 480 locations and construction will start in mid-May.

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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

23 Grant County: code changes from yellow to red Grant County ranks 67 (down 8 places) for broadband access out of 87 counties. Over the years, Grant County (or cities within) has invested $202,963 (total) for matches for 1 successful MN Broadband grant. Grant County will not benefit from a MN Broadband grant.

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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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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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SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Happening tomorrow… Governor’s Task Force on Broadband Tuesday, September 24, 2024 10:00 a.m. – Gardonville Cooperative Telephone Association 800 Central Ave N, Brandon, MN 56315 OR Microsoft Teams Join the meeting now Meeting ID: 293 633 223 894 Passcode: yLxAZz Dial in by phone +1 651-395-7448,,793355672# United States, St.

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Blandin on Broadband

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The Minnesota Office of Broadband Development has unveiled the latest (Round 10) MN broadband awards. Because it’s a lot of information, I am going to do two separate reports – here is the MN Broadband Grant Round 10 Lower Population Density Awards. (Get Get the detailed list of Round 10 Grantees.)

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Total Telecom

OCTOBER 21, 2024

” The sale has already been approved by UScellular’s majority shareholder, Telephone and Data Systems (TDS), which owns 82% of the company. We are continuing the process to opportunistically monetize the remaining spectrum assets not included in today’s announcement.”

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Blandin on Broadband

MARCH 23, 2025

The Wadena Pioneer Journal reports Since 1950, West Central Telephone Association (WCTA) has been a foundation for communication in rural communities, bridging the gap between neighbors and businesses. Today, WCTA expanded upon that same vision, solidifying its commitment to members by connecting them to not only each other but the world.

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Broadband Breakfast

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

billion program critical to expanding broadband access in rural and underserved areas. Rural Healthcare (RHC) : Support for broadband services for healthcare providers in remote areas, with FY 2023 funding at $468.2 WASHINGTON, Nov. 22, 2024 – The U.S. million in FY 2023.

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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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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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