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Letter: Still waiting for high speed internet access
The following is a letter to the editor submitted to the newspaper by a reader. It does not necessarily reflect the views of the Echo Press. To submit a letter, send it to aedenloff@echopress.com or Echo Press, P.O. Box 549, Alexandria, MN 56308. 7:30 am, Apr. 30, 2021
To the editor:
Last year our neighborhood was excited to receive notice that Runestone Telecom would be installing high speed internet cable with access to our homes, thanks to the state Border-Border Grant Program. One year later we’re still waiting for that high speed internet access.
Gov. Walz is asking state lawmakers for $50M to expand access. Written By: Karen Tolkkinen | ×
This state government map shows the haves and have-nots in Douglas County when it comes to high-speed internet service. (Department of Employment and Economic Development)
About 92% of Minnesota homes and businesses have internet service of at least 25 megabits per second download and three megabits per second upload, according to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.
But that percentage drops to 83% in rural Minnesota, the agency said. And time is running out to meet the state s goal of ensuring those speeds for all Minnesotans by 2022.
Winnipeg Free Press
Last Modified: 8:50 AM CST Friday, Jan. 22, 2021 | Updates
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