Minnesota Broadband Tracker

Latest Headlines

Another US state repeals law that protected ISPs from municipal competition Minnesota eliminated two laws that made it harder for cities and towns to build their own broadband networks. The state-imposed restrictions were repealed in an ...	Minnesota internet service providers warn new legislation may stall $651 million BEAD plan The Minnesota broadband scene is heating up as service providers rally against new legislation they say will stifle the state’s Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) plan. Minnesota was awarded over $651 million as part of the ...
HBC's Flight Fiber Internet Lights Up Multi-Gig Fiber Network in Farmington (MN) Hiawatha Broadband Communications (HBC) announced Multi-Gig Flight Fiber Internet is now available in Farmington (MN). Phase One construction of HBC’s reliable Flight Fiber Fiber-To-The-Premise (FTTP) network in Farmington is now complete and...	Minnesota Broadband Director Builds on State’s Rural Funding Heritage Minnesota didn’t wait for the federal government’s help to make funding available for rural broadband deployments. The state’s Border to Border program is often cited as a model for rural broadband funding.