Federal stimulus will help pay internet bills, boost broadband access across Minnesota - Star Tribune

Carla Green spends about six hours a day on her computer, studying for her GED, selling custom scents and doing other work. Green, 26, has been struggling to pay $60 a month for wired internet ... Read More

Rural internet boost: Senate passes Klobuchar's broadband bill

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate has passed the bipartisan Rural Broadband Protection Act, a significant step toward enhancing broadband access in underserved rural areas. Read More

Gov. Walz signs bill expanding broadband access, increasing farmer protections - CBS Minnesota

Expanded broadband access is heading to rural Minnesota 05:02. ST. PAUL, Minn. --More Minnesotans will soon have access to high-speed internet under a new bill signed into law Thursday by Gov. Tim ... Read More

Minnesota to receive $652M in federal funding for broadband internet expansion - Star Tribune

Minnesota is set to receive about $652 million in federal funding to expand access to high-speed internet throughout the state, the federal government announced Monday. The funding by the U.S ... Read More

Officials estimate ‘remarkable’ $650 million for Minnesota broadband from infrastructure bill - MinnPost

The federal bill had promised at least $100 million for every state. Now, Minnesota officials have an estimate of extra cash the state will get for having a lot of rural areas: $550 million. Read More

Why federal broadband dollars could go to waste in Minnesota

While Minnesota will be receiving $652 million from the federal Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program to help fund broadband access projects across the state, many internet ... Read More

$740k in federal funding to help increase internet access

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A State department has been told it would receive a federal grant of $740,000 to increase access to affordable high-speed internet. Get news on the go with KHON 2GO, KHON’s ... Read More