Broadband

The Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program — what was once thought of as a solution to unequal access to the internet in Minnesota — could turn out to be a bust.

The grants will help internet companies get high-speed connectivity to rural homes and businesses.

When calculating who has access to proper broadband, the federal government counts much slower internet speeds compared to Minnesota’s definition. As a result, the cash may be enough to hit federal goals for universal broadband, but not state ones.

Applicants to ReConnect Program funding must serve a rural area that lacks access to service at speeds of 100 megabits per second download and 20 Mbps upload.

The Minnesota Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation is a state agency located in Eveleth. The economic development agency reinvests local taconite production taxes into northeastern Minnesota businesses and communities.

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