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Minnesota makes $54 million investment to improve rural broadband
Minnesota makes $54 million investment to improve rural broadband
By Jared Dean | January 28, 2021 at 5:10 PM CST - Updated January 28 at 7:52 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) — The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development announced Thursday funding for broadband projects across the state.
DEED gave out over $20 million in grants to improve broadband service in rural communities throughout the state. Many companies receiving grants talked about what they will be doing with the funds.
“This is going to bring fiber optics, dedicated fiber optics, to 540 locations where we are going to be able to offer gigabyte speeds. We will be beginning construction on that this spring when the snow melts,” said Bill Eckles, president of Blue Earth Valley Communications Inc., or BEVCOMM. ....

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