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Mike Law works at his rural home office south of Kasson, Monday, March 1, 2021. Law has benefitted from funding to increase the reach of rural broadband. (Ken Klotzbach / kklotzbach@postbulletin.com)
DODGE COUNTY When Mike Law moved to his house 10 years ago, there was one negative aspect to the 1920s-era farmhouse located between Kasson and Hayfield.
Aside from a new roof and a few other fix-it items, the property was served by slow internet service.
How slow? Try 3 megabits per second.
For someone who works for Minnesota IT Services, the central IT organization for the State of Minnesota, that s slow.