7. 2022-project-summariesMinnesota Border-to-Border Broadband Development Grant Program
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STATE BROADBAND GRANT AWARDS ANNOUNCED DECEMBER 8, 2022
ST. PAUL – The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) will award grants
totaling $99,592,711 to 61 projects in the sixth year of the Border-to-Border Broadband Development Grant
program. State grant dollars are matched by $152,259,620 in private and local funds, for a total investment in
broadband infrastructure of $251,852,331.
The funding, which includes both federal and state funds approved during the 2021 and 2022 legislative
sessions, goes to broadband providers to build out broadband infrastructure to unserved and underserved
locations across the state. All award winners will deliver internet service speeds at or above the 2026 state
speed goals of 100/20 Mbps, and all award winners will participate in the FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program
(ACP), which provides monthly service discounts to help low-income households pay for internet service. The
following is a brief description of each of the grant projects awarded this round:
AcenTek – Rural Dakota Exchange FTTP Project – GRANT $3,218,201
This last mile project will serve 486 underserved households, 34 underserved businesses, and 88 underserved
farms in Winona County. In a funding partnership with the State of Minnesota, AcenTek, will offer broadband
data speeds at a variety of advertised data rates, with the capability of attaining speeds of 1 Gbps symmetrical
or more to every location, exceeding the 2026 state speed goals. This project will promote rural economic
development by providing access to the benefits of high speed broadband to 100 percent of the households and
businesses within the grant funded area, increasing economic opportunity and improve the quality of life for the
people who live, work, and farm in Winona County.
Total eligible project cost is $8,045,502 Local match is $4,827,301
Albany Mutual Telephone – Stearns County East, Phase I – GRANT $746,964
This last mile project will serve 191 unserved homes and 42 underserved homes in rural Northeastern Stearns
County. In a funding partnership with the State of Minnesota, Albany Mutual Telephone will improve service
levels to 100 Mbps symmetrical speeds, exceeding Minnesota's 2026 state speed goal. High speed broadband
networks improve access to school e-learning, enables businesses to be more competitive, and provides farmers
with connectivity to critical precision-ag tools in these rural areas.
Total eligible project cost is $2,987,857 Local match is $2,240,893
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Benton Cooperative Telephone Company – Borgholm Township Project – GRANT $1,118,289
This last mile project will serve 32 unserved households, 407 unserved business and farms, and 1 unserved
township hall in Borgholm Township located in Mille Lacs County. In a funding partnership with the State of
Minnesota and Borgholm Township, Benton Telephone will improve unserved levels to 1 Gigabit per second
download and 1 Gigabit per second upload, well exceeding Minnesota's 2026 state speed goal. Building this
fiber-to-the-premise network will provide advanced, high-speed broadband services to households, businesses,
and farms in the proposed grant area and stimulate the local area economiy by improving access to e-learning,
rural heath resources and enable precision agriculture tools.
Total eligible project cost is $3,195,113 Local match is $2,076,824
Benton Cooperative Telephone Company – Golden Spike - Mayhew Lake – GRANT $1,264,602
This last mile project will serve approximately 199 unserved households, 27 unserved business and 169
unserved farms, in portions of Gilmanton, Mayhew Lake, Minden, Sauk Rapids, St George, and Watab Townships
located in Benton County. In a funding partnership with the State of Minnesota and Benton County, Benton
Telephone will improve unserved levels to a maximum of 1 gigabits per second download and 1 gigabits per
second upload, exceeding Minnesota's 2026 state speed goal. Building this fiber-to-the-premise network will
provide advanced, high-speed broadband services to households, businesses and farms in the proposed grant
area, improving access to e-learning applications, agriculture enhancements including access to pricing, parts,
and enabling precision agriculture tools; rural health care resources and will stimulate the local area economy.
Total eligible project cost is $3,613,150 Local match is $2,348,548
Benton Cooperative Telephone Company – NW Benton County Project – GRANT $77,726
This last mile project will serve approximately 14 unserved households, 2 unserved business and 5 unserved
farms, in Langola Township located in Benton County. In a funding partnership with the State of Minnesota and
Benton County, Benton Telephone will provide broadband services to a maximum of 1 gigabits per second
download and 1 gigabits per second upload, exceeding Minnesota's 2026 state speed goal. Building this fiber-to-
the-premise network provides advanced, high-speed broadband services to households, businesses and farms in
the proposed grant area improves access to e-learning applications, precision ag tools, rural health care
resources and will stimulate the local area economy.
Total eligible project cost is $222,075 Local match is $144,349
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Benton Cooperative Telephone Company – Ronneby (Oak Park) Project – GRANT $170,623
This last mile project will serve approximately 40 unserved households, 4 unserved business, 21 unserved farms,
and 2 unserved churches in parts of Gilmanton and Maywood Townships located in Benton County. In a funding
partnership with the State of Minnesota and Benton County, Benton Telephone will improve unserved, under-
served levels to a maximum of 1 gigabits per second download and 1 gigabits per second upload, exceeding
Minnesota's 2026 state speed goal. Building this fiber-to-the-premise network will provide advanced, high-speed
broadband services to households, businesses and farms in the proposed grant area and improve access to e-
learning applications, rural health care resources and agriculture enhancements including access to pricing,
parts, and enabling precision agriculture tools.
Total eligible project cost is $487,494 Local match is $316,871
Bevcomm – Rural Le Sueur County Broadband Expansion Project - Phase Two – GRANT
$941,576
This last mile project will serve approximately 222 unserved and underserved homes, business, farms, and one
community anchor institution in Le Sueur County located in south-central Minnesota. In a funding partnership
with the State of Minnesota and Le Sueur County, Bevcomm will offer broadband services at 1 gigabit per
second symmetrical (upstream and downstream) to locations that were previously unserved and undeserved.
This project will promote rural economic development by providing access to broadband to 100 percent of
households and businesses within the proposed funded service areas. This proposed fiber-to-the-premises
(FTTP) project will provide broadband data speeds at a variety of advertised data rates, with the capability of
attaining speeds of 1 Gbps or more to every location. The demand is present today for advanced technologies
and high-speed broadband. This use and development of broadband will provide various home-based business
options, stimulate economic growth, and inspire innovation and investment. Education, health care, agriculture,
energy efficiency, and public safety will improve with high-speed Internet access.
Total eligible project cost is $1,883,153 Local match is $941,577
Bevcomm – Rural Faribault and Martin Counties Fiber Expansion Project - Phase Three –
GRANT $1,444,030
This last mile project will serve 371 underserved and 2 unserved homes, businesses, and farms in the rural areas
of Bricelyn, Elmore and Guckeen within Faribault and Martin Counties. In a funding partnership with the State of
Minnesota, Bevcomm and Faribault County will partner to improve underserved and unserved levels up to
Gigabit speeds(1000 Mbps/1000 Mbps), exceeding Minnesota's 2026 state speed goal. An enhanced broadband
network will eliminate the digital frustrations and limitations that residents currently battle and will provide
speeds that will allow them to overcome geographical distances, engage in advanced telehealth options,
efficiently and effectively telecommute, and successfully participate in distance learning.
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Total eligible project cost is $3,610,074 Local match is $2,166,044
Consolidated Telephone Company – CTC Woods to Waters Broadband Initiative – GRANT
$4,857,030
This last mile project amongst the woods and water of rural central and northeastern Minnesota will connect
1,459 unserved locations and 345 underserved locations to a fiber-to-the-premise network with symmetrical
1Gbps services and expandable to symmetrical 5Gbps, exceeding the 2026 state speed goal. Through multiple
resident and business surveys, 66% of respondents indicated an inability but willingness to work from home and
62% of retirees indicated broadband is needed to age in place. This demonstrates the critical need in these
specific communities for broadband services to prevent significant out migration, encourage business growth,
increase options for education and telework, and keep individuals in their homes longer. In a partnership with
the State of Minnesota, Cass County, City of Cloquet, City of Rice Lake, Gnesen Township, and Sylvan Township;
this project demonstrates the need and commitment of local communities to bring much needed broadband
service to their communities.
Total eligible project cost is $9,714,060 Local match is $4,857,030
East Central Energy – Isanti North – GRANT $5,000,000
This last mile project will serve approximately 1,988 unserved and underserved households and 142 unserved
and underserved businesses, 353 Unserved and underserved farms, and 3 unserved and underserved
community anchor institutions in the Isanti and Kanabec Counties of Minnesota. In a funding partnership with
the State of Minnesota and local partners: Isanti County, Stanchfield, Kanabec County, Arthur, Brunswick,
Southfork, Cambridge, and Maple Ridge; East Central Energy (ECE) will improve unserved/underserved levels to
at least 100 Mbps download and 100 Mbps upload, and with most having access to a 1Gbps connection;
exceeding Minnesota's 2026 state speed goal. This fiber-to-the-premises network will benefit households,
businesses, and farms in the proposed grant area, furthering community and economic development.
Total eligible project cost is $16,850,584 Local match is $11,850,584
East Central Energy – Kanabec Central – GRANT $4,403,000
This last mile project will serve approximatly 2,145 households and 136 businesses, 280 farms, and 2 community
anchor institutions, currently unserved and underserved in Kanabec and Pine Counties of Minnesota. In a
funding partnership with the State of Minnesota, and local partners: Kenabec County, City of Quamba, Arthur,
and Brunswick; East Central Energy will improve unserved/underserved levels to at least 100 Mbps download
and 100 Mbps upload with an expectation that all locations will have access to 1Gbps/1Gbps connectivity if they
choose. Both options exceed Minnesota's 2026 state speed goal. The impacts of ECE's fiber-to-the-premises
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network will be felt throughout the community, supporting diverse strategies for community and economic
development.
Total eligible project cost is $14,824,350 Local match is $10,421,350
East Central Energy – Pine South – GRANT $4,750,000
This last mile project will serve approximately 2,082 households, 122 businesses, 329 farms and 2 community
anchor insitutions currently unserved and underserved in Pine and Kanabec Counties of Minnesota. With
funding support from the State of Minnesota and local partners: Kanbec County, Arthur, Brunswick, Pine City,
Royalton, and Pine County, East Central Energy will improve unserved/underserved service speeds to at least
100 megabit per second download and 100 megabits per second upload, and access up to Gbps/1Gbps
connectivity, exceeding Minnesota's 2026 state speed goal. ECE's fiber network will enable e-learning, access to
telework opportunities, and resource optimization for agricultural lands and managed vegetation, a significant
source of community and economic benefit throughout the project area
Total eligible project cost is $15,995,002 Local match is $11,245,002
Arvig (East Otter Tail Telephone Co.) – Otter Tail County Area Fiber Build – GRANT
$1,140,705
This mainline and last-mile project will reach 171 unserved and 100 underserved households, farms and
businesses in the southeastern portion of Otter Tail County near the rural parts of Battle Lake, Henning, Parkers
Prairie and Urbank. Thanks to a funding partnership with Otter Tail County and with the State of Minnesota,
Arvig will be able to extend its growing fiber network to these structures with internet speeds from 100 Mbps /
20 Mbps up to 10 Gbps / 1 Gbps, meeting and exceeding Minnesota’s 2026 state speed goal of 100 Mbps / 20
Mbps. The all fiber-to-the-premise construction will begin as soon as the grant is awarded and will be completed
before June, 2025, allowing these customers to receive the internet service they need and deserve. With the
completion of this project, these Otter Tail County residents will be able to run their at-home businesses and
farms, or work from home, more efficiently, they can continue or pursue their education online with confidence,
they will have better access to telehealth services, and they will simply be able to access more entertainment
and stay connected with their friends and family.
Total eligible project cost is $2,851,762 Local match is $1,711,057
Farmers Mutual Telephone Company – Chippewa County Rural FTTP Project – GRANT
$4,728,186
This last mile project will provide fiber to the premise service to 636 unique locations across 10 townships in
rural portions of Chippewa County in Western Minnesota. 577 of these locations are unserved and 59 are under-
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served. The locations served include 15 community institutions like township halls, churches, or other public
property; 10 rural businesses; 256 farms and 355 residential locations. It should be emphasized that a high
number of locations could be included in multiple classifications (farms, rural residences, and rural businesses).
Together, Farmers Mutual Telephone Company, Chippewa County, Louriston and Rosewood Townships and the
State of Minnesota will share the cost to provide 300 megabits per second symmetrical or 1G symmetrical
service throughout the project area, exceeding Minnesota’s 2026 state speed goal.The project area has little or
no current access to consistent and reliable broadband. This lack of access prevents the locations in this grant
from participating in a digital economy, tele-health, e-learning, precision agriculture, integrating smart
technologies into the homes and buildings, and participating in social, civic and recreational online activities.
Broadband access will also help attract and retain residents and businesses in the county that supports the local
economy and tax base. Building a fiber-to-the-premise network that provides advanced, high-speed broadband
services will position Chippewa County for the future.
Total eligible project cost is $10,507,080 Local match is $5,778,894
Federated Telephone Cooperative – Kandiyohi County West FTTP Project – GRANT
$4,913,506
This last mile project will serve 343 unserved and 302 underserved homes, businesses, farms, and community
anchor institutions in the Kandiyohi County townships of Arctander, Dovre, Lake Andrew, Mamre and St. Johns.
In a funding partnership with the State of Minnesota, Federated Telephone Cooperative, along with Kandiyohi
County and the aforementioned Townships as local partners, will improve unserved and underserved levels to
greater than 100 megabits per second download and 100 megabits per second upload,exceeding Minnesota’s
2026 state speed goal. The residents of the these townships recognize that competitive e-connectivity is a
fundamental need for economic development, home business innovation, advancement in precision agriculture,
e-learning, utilization of telehealth, connecting with isolated loved ones and improving quality of life. These rural
townships have worked diligently to provide their own funding in addition to seeking grant funding to make this
broadband project possible.
Total eligible project cost is $9,827,011 Local match is $4,913,506
Garden Valley Technologies – Rural Warren East & Rural Oslo – GRANT $1,462,569
This last mile and middle mile project will serve 47 unserved households, 2 unserved businesses, 52 unserved
farms and 4 unserved community/anchor institutions for a total of 105 locations within three areas located in
northwest Minnesota and include portions of the Higdem, Esther, Breislet, Angus, Helgeland and Brandt
Townships in Polk County and portions of Oak Park, McCrea and Comstock townships in Marshall county. In a
funding partnership with the State of Minnesota and area buisnesses and residents, Garden Valley Technologies
will improve unserved levels to 1 Gigabit per second download and 1 Gigabit per second upload, exceeding
Minnesota's 2026 state speed goal. Building this fiber to the premise network and providing advanced high-
speed broadband services to households, businesses, farms and community institutions in the proposed grant
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area improves access to critical work from home opportunities within the region as well as making agricultural
operations more efficient and enhancing crop production as well as making on-line education accessible to area
students. The broadband network will improve access across multiple industries and will stimulate a more
robust local area economy.
Total eligible project cost is $2,925,139 Local match is $1,462,570
Gardonville Cooperative Telephone Association – Nelson – GRANT $1,212,338
This last mile project will serve 300 unserved households. Of these 300 locations, 59 include home based
businesses or telecommuters in the Alexandria area of Minnesota. In a funding partnership with the State of
Minnesota, Gardonville Cooperative Telephone Association will improve unserved/underserved levels to 1G per
second download and 1G per second upload, exceeding Minnesota's 2026 state speed goal. Providing customers
with adequate speeds to perform daily activities, along with improving their functionality, enables families to
spend more time at home together and away from the office and school. This project will enhance the quality of
life in this neighborhood for years to come.
Total eligible project cost is $2,424,675 Local match is $1,212,338
Hanson Communications, Inc. – Lamberton Revere FTTP – GRANT $923,918
The Lamberton Revere FTTP Project will serve 484 underserved locations and 45 unserved locations in and
between the towns of Lamberton and Revere in Redwood County. In a funding partnership with the State of
Minnesota, Hanson Communications will improve unserved and underserved levels to 1 Gbps up and 1 Gbps
down on the new fiber network, exceeding the 2026 state speed goal. Building a fiber to the premises network
will improve access to education and healthcare services. It will also increase employment as businesses
leverage this new network and telecommuting opportunities become accessible. This network is vital to these
rural communities and ecomonies.
Total eligible project cost is $2,309,795 Local match is $1,385,877
Hanson Communications, Inc. – Pope County SE FTTH – GRANT $4,248,796
The Pope County Southwest FTTP project will serve 504 underserved locations and 553 unserved locations in the
greater Southeast Pope County area, Minnesota. In a funding partnership with the State of Minnesota and Pope
County, Hanson Communications will improve unserved and underserved levels to 1 Gbps up and 1 Gbps down
on the new fiber network, exceeding the 2026 state speed goal. Building a fiber to the premises network will
improve access to education and healthcare services. It will also increase employment as businesses leverage
this new network and telecommuting opportunities become accessible. This network is vital to their rural
community and ecomony.
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Total eligible project cost is $10,621,989 Local match is $6,373,193
Harmony Telephone Company – North Preston Rural FTTP – GRANT $1,129,740
The North Preston Rural FTTP Project will serve 34 unserved households, 22 unserved businesses, and 56
unserved farms in the rural portions of Fillmore County. In a funding partnership with the State of Minnesota,
Harmony Telephone Company (HTC) will improve unserved levels to 1Gbps up and 1Gbps down on their fiber
network, exceeding the 2026 state speed goal. Building this Fiber To The Premises Network will improve access
to education and healthcare services. It will also increase employment as businesses leverage this new network
and telecommuting opportunities become accessible. This network is vital to the rural community and economy.
Total eligible project cost is $2,824,350 Local match is $1,694,610
JTN Communications – Eureka Center – GRANT $113,076
This last mile project will serve 101 unserved homes, farms, and community anchor institutions in the Eureka
Township area of Minnesota. In a funding partnership with the State of Minnesota, JTN Communications and
Eureka Township will improve underserved service levels to gigabit symmetrical speeds exceeding Minnesota's
2026 state speed goal. High speed broadband networks improve access to school e-learning, enables businesses
to be more competitive, and provides farmers with connectivity to critical precision-mapping tools needed to
enhance crop output.
Total eligible project cost is $226,152 Local match is $113,076
KMTelecom – Rock Dell Adjacent East Fiber Build – GRANT $1,620,007
This last mile project in SE Minnesota will serve 119 unserved households, 7 unserved businesses, and 82
unserved farms for a total of 208 serviceable addresses. The project area is located in Olmsted County and
includes portions of Rock Dell, High Forest, and Rochester Townships. All 208 serviceable addresses are potential
new customers. In a funding partnership with the State of Minnesota, KMTelecom will improve current unserved
levels to 1000 megabits per second download and 1000 megabits per second upload, exceeding the 2026 state
speed goal. This rural fiber network will bring the necessary high-speed broadband connectivity to rural
customers for access to education, healthcare, and telework. The network will also allow our robust farming
community to increase their productivity and improve access to the latest agricultural technologies.
Total eligible project cost is $3,240,014 Local match is $1,620,007
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KMTelecom – Rock Dell Southeast Fiber Build – GRANT $1,498,115
This last mile project will serve 120 unserved households, 10 unserved businesses, 122 unserved farms, 1
underserved community institution, and 11 underserved households in the rural Rock Dell and Salem Townships
within Olmsted County and a small portion of the Vernon Township within Dodge County. In a funding
partnership with the State of Minnesota, KMTelecom will improve current unserved levels to 1000 megabits per
second download and 1000 megabits per second upload, exceeding the 2026 state speed goal. This rural Rock
Dell Southeast Fiber network will bring the necessary high-speed broadband connectivity to rural customers for
access to education, healthcare, and work. The network will also allow our robust farming community to
increase their productivity and improve access to the latest agricultural technologies.
Total eligible project cost is $3,329,145 Local match is $1,831,030
Mediacom Minnesota LLC – East Scanlon – GRANT $801,834
This last mile project will serve 333 unserved homes, 222 underserved homes, 1 unserved business, 3
underserved businesses, and 1 unserved community anchor in the east side of Scanlon in the Carlton County
area of Minnesota. In a funding partnership with the State of Minnesota and Thomson Thownship Mediacom
will improve unserved/underserved levels to 2,000 megabits per second download and 1,000 megabits per
second upload, exceeding Minnesota’s 2026 state speed goal. Building a Fiber-to-the-Premise network that
provides advanced, high-speed broadband services to households, businesses and farms in the proposed grant
area improves access to critical services such as distance learning applications, access to advanced healthcare
options through telehealth and increases the economy through the attraction of new industry and the ability of
remote work.
Total eligible project cost is $2,719,526 Local match is $1,917,692
Mediacom Minnesota LLC – Esko – GRANT $4,400,732
This last mile project will serve 863 unserved households, 796 underserved households, 7 underserved
businesses, 10 unserved businesses, 1 unserved community anchor and 1 underserved community anchor in the
unincorporated community of Esko, primarily in the Saint Louis County area of Minnesota. In a funding
partnership with the State of Minnesota, Mediacom will improve unserved/underserved levels to 2,000
megabits per second download and 1,000 megabits per second upload, exceeding Minnesota’s 2026 state speed
goal. Building a Fiber-to-the-Premise network that provides advanced, high-speed broadband services to
households, businesses and farms in the proposed grant area improves access to critical services such as
distance learning applications, access to advanced healthcare options through telehealth, and increases the
economy through the attraction of new industry and the ability of remote work.
Total eligible project cost is $9,779,405 Local match is $5,378,673
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Mediacom Minnesota LLC – Esquagama Lake – GRANT $821,758
This middle and last mile project will serve 306 unserved households, 62 underserved households, 3 unserved
community anchors, and 4 unserved businesses in the Biwabik Township of the St. Louis County area of
Minnesota. In a funding partnership with the State of Minnesota, Mediacom will improve unserved/underserved
levels to 2,000 megabits per second download and 1,000 megabits per second upload, exceeding Minnesota’s
2026 state speed goal. Building a Fiber-to-the-Premise network that provides advanced, high-speed broadband
services to households, businesses and farms in the proposed grant area improves access to critical services such
as distance learning applications, access to advanced healthcare options through telehealth, and increases the
economy through the attraction of new industry and the ability of remote work.
Total eligible project cost is $2,054,395 Local match is $1,232,637
Mediacom Minnesota LLC – Project 19 – Hibbing – GRANT $2,141,135
This last mile project will serve 444 unserved households, 7 unserved businesses, 1 unserved community anchor,
116 underserved households and 5 underserved businesses in the city of Hibbing of the Saint Louis County area
of Minnesota. In a funding partnership with the State of Minnesota, the City of Hibbing, IRRRB, and St. Louis
County; Mediacom will improve unserved/underserved levels to 2,000 megabits per second download and 1,000
megabits per second upload, exceeding Minnesota’s 2026 state speed goal. Building a Fiber-to-the-Premise
network that provides advanced, high-speed broadband services to households, businesses and farms in the
proposed grant area improves access to critical services such as distance learning applications, access to
advanced healthcare options through telecom-health, and increases the economy through the attraction of new
industry and the ability of remote work.
Total eligible project cost is $4,282,269 Local match is $2,141,135
Mediacom Minnesota LLC – Swan Lake – GRANT $99,156
This middle and last mile project will serve 87 unserved households and 2 unserved businesses in the Hale
Township of the McLeod County area of Minnesota. In a funding partnership with the State of Minnesota,
Mediacom will improve unserved/underserved levels to 2,000 megabits per second download and 1,000
megabits per second upload, exceeding Minnesota’s 2026 state speed goal. Building a Fiber-to-the-Premise
network that provides advanced, high-speed broadband services to households, businesses and farms in the
proposed grant area improves access to critical services such as distance learning applications, access to
advanced healthcare options through telehealth, and increases the economy through the attraction of new
industry and the ability of remote work.
Total eligible project cost is $330,518 Local match is $231,363
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Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association (Vibrant Broadband) – Big Swan Lake –
GRANT $94,182
This last mile project will serve 46 unserved rural households and 59 unserved rural businesses and one farm in
central Minnesota, north of the city of Dassel. In a funding partnership with the State of Minnesota, Meeker
Cooperative will improve speed levels to 1Gbps download and upload, exceeding Minnesota’s 2026 state speed
goal. Building this fiber-to-the-premise network will improve access to critical school e-learning applications
while also making agricultural operations more efficient and enhancing crop production through enabled
precision agriculture tools. In addition, the broadband network will improve access to rural health care
resources and will stimulate a more robust local area economy. A fiber-to-the-premise network will ultimately
improve the lives of all citizens of the area, lessening the “technological divide” between urban and rural areas.
Total eligible project cost is $313,940 Local match is $219,758
Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association (Vibrant Broadband) – Collinwood Lake –
GRANT $104,337
This last mile project will serve 86 unserved rural households, 16 underserved rural households and 5 farms in
central Minnesota. In a funding partnership with the State of Minnesota and Wright County, Meeker
Cooperative will improve speed levels to 1 Gbps download and upload, exceeding Minnesota’s 2026 state speed
goal. Building this fiber-to-the-premise network will provide access to critical school e-learning applications,
more work from home opportunities, improved e-commerce prospects for businesses while also making
agricultural operations more efficient and enhancing crop production through enabled precision agriculture
tools. In addition, the broadband network will improve access to rural health care resources and will stimulate a
more robust local area economy. Lightening fast broadband service will ultimately improve the lives of all
citizens of the area, lessening the “technological divide” between urban and rural areas.
Total eligible project cost is $347,790 Local match is $243,453
Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association (Vibrant Broadband) – Dunns & Richardson
Lakes – GRANT $80,202
This last mile project will serve 74 unserved rural households 4 business and 7 farms in central Minnesota. In a
funding partnership with the State of Minnesota, Meeker Cooperative will improve speed levels to 1 Gbps
download and upload, exceeding Minnesota’s 2026 state speed goal. Building this fiber-to-the-premise network
will provide more work from home opportunities, improved e-commerce prospects for businesses while also
making agricultural operations more efficient and enhancing crop production through enabled precision
agriculture tools. In addition, the broadband network will improve access to rural health care resources and will
stimulate a more robust local area economy. Lightening fast broadband service will ultimately improve the lives
of all citizens of the area, lessening the “technological divide” between urban and rural areas.
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Total eligible project cost is $267,341 Local match is $187,139
Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association (Vibrant Broadband) – Lake Erie – GRANT
$19,093
This last mile project will serve 28 unserved rural households in central Minnesota. In a funding partnership with
the State of Minnesota, Meeker Cooperative will improve speed levels to 1 Gbps download and upload,
exceeding Minnesota’s 2026 state speed goal. Building this fiber-to-the-premise network will improve access to
critical school e-learning applications and provide more work from home opportunities . In addition, the
broadband network will improve access to rural health care resources and will stimulate a more robust local
area economy. A fiber-to-the-premise network will ultimately improve the lives of all citizens of the area,
lessening the “technological divide” between urban and rural areas.
Total eligible project cost is $63,644 Local match is $44,551
Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association (Vibrant Broadband) – Long Lake – GRANT
$29,702
This last mile project will serve 25 unserved rural households and one business in central Minnesota. In a
funding partnership with the State of Minnesota, Meeker Cooperative will improve speed levels to 1 Gbps
download and upload, exceeding Minnesota’s 2026 state speed goal. Building this fiber-to-the-premise network
will improve access to critical school e-learning applications and will provide more work from home
opportunities and provide e-commerce prospects. In addition, the broadband network will improve access to
rural health care resources and will stimulate a more robust local area economy. A fiber-to-the-premise network
will ultimately improve the lives of all citizens of the area, lessening the “technological divide” between urban
and rural areas.
Total eligible project cost is $99,006 Local match is $69,304
Arvig (Melrose Telephone Company) – Stearns County Area Fiber Build – GRANT $4,974,570
This mainline and last-mile project will reach 945 unserved and 1,204 underserved households, farms and
businesses in the central portion of Stearns County near the rural parts of Sauk Centre, Melrose, Meire Grove,
Greenwald, Elrosa, Spring Hill, St. Martin (and in-town St. Martin), Roscoe, Farming, Richmond, Cold Spring and
Eden Valley. In a funding partnership with Stearns County and the State of Minnesota, Arvig will improve
internet speeds up to 10 Gbps download and 1 Gbps upload, exceeding Minnesota’s 2026 state speed goal. The
fiber-to-the-premise will provide Stearns County residents with the ability to run their at-home businesses and
farms, or work from home, more efficiently, they can continue or pursue their education online with confidence,
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they will have better access to telehealth services and they will simply be able to access more entertainment
and stay connected with their friends and family.
Total eligible project cost is $18,424,333 Local match is $13,449,763
Midco (Midcontinent Communications) – Forest Lake – GRANT $975,131
This last mile project will serve 313 unserved and underserved households and 10 unserved and underserved
businesses, farms and community anchor institutions in southern Forest Lake, Minnesota. In a funding
partnership with the State of Minnesota and City of Forest Lake, Midco will improve unserved/underserved
levels to symmetrical 5 Gbps speeds, exceeding Minnesota's 2026 state speed goal. Building a fiber to the home
plant provides advanced, high-speed broadband services to households, businesses and farms in the Forest Lake
area, improves access to critical school e-learning and makes agricultural operations, business and government
more efficient. The broadband network will improve access to rural health care resources and will stimulate a
more robust local area economy.
Total eligible project cost is $1,950,262 Local match is $975,131
Midco (Midcontinent Communications) – Isanti County – GRANT $1,647,321
This last mile project will serve 545 unserved and underserved households and 17 unserved and underserved
businesses, farms and community anchor institutions in portions of Isanti County in Minnesota. In a funding
partnership with the State of Minnesota, Isanti County and Bradford Township, Midco will improve
unserved/underserved levels to symmetrical 5 Gbps speeds, exceeding Minnesota's 2026 state speed goal.
Building a fiber to the home plant provides advanced, high-speed broadband services to households, businesses
and farms in the Isanti County area, improves access to critical school e-learning and makes agricultural
operations, business and government more efficient. The broadband network will improve access to rural health
care resources and will stimulate a more robust local area economy.
Total eligible project cost is $3,294,642 Local match is $1,647,321
Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative (MLEC) – Phase 6 MLEC Fiber to the Home – GRANT $1,231,818
The last mile fiber-to-the home project will serve 156 unserved households, 9 unserved businesses and 31
unserved farms. The project will also provide service to 39 underserved residents, 3 underserved businesses and
12 underserved farms in Aitkin County, that includes portions of the townships of Spencer, Nordland, Glen and
Wealthwood. In a funding partnership with the State of Minnesota, Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative along with
CTC and Aitkin County, will exceed Minnesota's 2026 state speed goal and bring 1 Gbps symmetrical service to
the area. MLEC’s FTTH proposed project will provide a high-quality dependable communications infrastructure
that will fundamentally expand the educational, economic, and healthcare opportunities in the area. The FTTH
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project will not only help promote rural economic development but will help transform the unserved and under-
served areas into highly productive rural communities
Total eligible project cost is $2,473,636 Local match is $1,241,818
Nuvera Communications, Inc. – Belle Lake and Hutchinson East FTTP – GRANT $1,840,250
This last mile project will serve 300 unserved and 154 underserved locations in the Belle Lake and Hutchinson
area. In a funding partnership with the State of Minnesota, Nuvera Communications, Inc. will improve unserved
/underserved levels to symmetrical 1 Gbps speeds , exceeding the 2026 state speed goal. This Fiber-to-the-
Premises Network will provide reliable, affordable, high-quality broadband to rural farms, businesses, and
homes. Broadband access will enable these businesses and residences to utilize new technology and tools to
grow and enhance their business and community. Residents will also have increased access to health care and
education, that will allow them to thrive in a modern world.
Total eligible project cost is $4,089,444 Local match is $2,249,194
Nuvera Communications, Inc. – Brown County FTTP – GRANT $3,839,000
This last mile project will serve 497 unserved and 181 underserved locations in the rural areas of Brown County.
In a funding partnership with the State of Minnesota, Nuvera Communications, Inc. will improve unserved
/underserved levels to symmetrical 1 Gbps speeds, exceeding the 2026 state speed goal. This Fiber-To-The-
Premises network will provide reliable, affordable, high-quality broadband to rural farms, businesses, and
homes. Broadband access will enable these businesses and residences to utilize new technology and tools to
grow and enhance their business and community. Residents will also have increased access to health care and
education, that will allow them to thrive in a modern world.
Total eligible project cost is $7,678,000 Local match is $3,839,000
Nuvera Communications, Inc. – Cedar Lake Township FTTP – GRANT $2,436,427
This last mile project will serve 439 unserved and 133 underserved locations in the rural areas of Scott County.
In a funding partnership with the State of Minnesota, Nuvera Communications, Inc. will improve unserved
/underserved levels to symmetrical 1 Gbps speeds, exceeding the 2026 state speed goal. This Fiber-to-the-
Premises Network will provide reliable, affordable, high-quality broadband to rural farms, businesses, and
homes. Broadband access will enable these businesses and residences to utilize new technology and tools to
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grow and enhance their business and community. Residents will also have increased access to health care and
education, that will allow them to thrive in a modern world.
Total eligible project cost is $5,414,283 Local match is $2,977,856
Nuvera Communications, Inc. – Nicollet County RTF DTF FTTP – GRANT $479,011
This last mile project will serve 23 unserved and 68 underserved locations in the Nicollet County. In a funding
partnership with the State of Minnesota, Nuvera Communications, Inc. will improve unserved /underserved
levels to symmetrical 1 Gbps speeds, exceeding the 2026 state speed goal. This Fiber-To-The-Premises Network
will provide reliable, affordable, high-quality broadband to rural farms, businesses, and homes. Broadband
access will enable these businesses and residences to utilize new technology and tools to grow and enhance
their business and community. Residents will also have increased access to health care and education, that will
allow them to thrive in a modern world.
Total eligible project cost is $958,022 Local match is $479,011
Otter Tail Telcom, LLC – North Fergus Falls – GRANT $3,381,661
This last mile project will serve a total of 1,186 locations comprised of 495 unserved households; 334
underserved households; 245 unserved businesses, farms, and community anchor institutions; and 112
underserved businesses, farms, and community anchor institutions in the North Fergus Falls area of Minnesota.
In a funding partnership with the State of Minnesota, Otter Tail County, and 5 townships, Otter Tail Telcom will
improve unserved/underserved levels to 1 Gbps download and 1 Gbps upload, exceeding Minnesota’s 2026
state speed goal. Building a fiber-to-the-premise network that provides advanced, high-speed broadband
services to households, businesses and farms in the proposed grant area improves access to critical school e-
learning applications while also making agricultural operations more efficient and enhancing crop production
through enabled precision agriculture tools. The broadband network will improve access to rural healthcare
resources and will stimulate a more robust local area economy.
Total eligible project cost is $8,454,152 Local match is $5,072,491
Paul Bunyan Communications – Northern Minnesota GigaZone Fiber – GRANT $3,052,120
Paul Bunyan Communications will implement the Northern Minnesota GigaZone Fiber Project to bring high-
speed broadband to at least 1,035 homes, businesses, farms, and community anchor institutions in rural
portions of Aitkin, Itasca, and St. Louis counties. In a funding partnership with the state of Minnesota and
organized townships located within the proposed project area, Paul Bunyan will improve unserved/underserved
levels to up to 10 Gbps upload/download, substantially exceeding Minnesota’s 2026 state speed goal. A last-
mile and fiber-to-the premise project, the proposed work is in response to consumer demand and will provide
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relief in economically distressed communities that need new alternatives to diversify and strengthen. The
project will enable businesses to take advantage of online resources including training, marketing, and business
support services. In addition, it will increase quality of life and economic opportunity for all residents by
providing new avenues to pursue social life, entertainment, education, and employment. The project will also
improve health and safety in the area by better connecting these rural areas to healthcare and emergency
services.
Total eligible project cost is $7,630,300 Local match is $4,578,180
CenturyLink (Qwest Corporation) – CenturyLink City of Harris – GRANT $465,814
This last mile project will deploy the fiber and electronics necessary to 119 unserved and 66 underserved
locations in Harris Minnesota.In a funding partnership with the State of Minnesota and the city of Harris,
CenturyLink will improve unserved/underserved levels to 940 Mbps download and 940 Mbps upload speeds,
exceeding Minnesota’s 2026 state speed goal. Building a fiber-to-the-premise network that provides advanced,
high speed broadband services to all households, businesses, and farms in the proposed grant area improves
access to critical school e-learning applications while also making agricultural operations more efficient and
enhancing crop production through enabled precision agriculture tools. The broadband network will improve
access to rural health care resources and will stimulate a more robust local area economy.
Total eligible project cost is $1,046,814 Local match is $581,000
Red River Rural Telephone Association – B2B Breckenridge – GRANT $2,157,663
This last mile project will upgrade approximately 315 underserved locations near the Breckenridge, Doran and
Foxhome area of Wilkin County. In a funding partnership with the State of Minnesota, Red River Rural
Telephone Association (dba Red River Communications) will improve broadband service levels to 1 Gbps
download and 1 Gbps upload, exceeding 2026 state speed goals, with capacity for future 10 Gbps deployment.
Expanding its fiber-to-the-premise network provides advanced, high-speed broadband services to households,
businesses, and farms in the proposed grant area. This advanced broadband improves access to critical school e -
learning applications while making agricultural operations more efficient and enhancing crop production
through modern precision ag technology. In addition, the project will increase career opportunities in the area,
improve access to healthcare, and provide improved public safety to the community.
Total eligible project cost is $4,315,326 Local match is $2,157,663
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Arvig (Redwood County Telephone Co.) – Redwood County Area Fiber Build – GRANT
$1,336,037
This mainline and last-mile project will reach 15 unserved and 1,855 underserved households, farms and
businesses in the cities of Belview, Clements, Morgan, Seaforth, Vesta, Wabasso, Walnut Grove and Wanda
throughout Redwood County. Thanks to a funding partnership with Redwood County and the State of
Minnesota, Arvig will be able to extend its growing fiber network to these structures with internet speeds from
100 Mbps/20 Mbps up to 10 Gbps/1 Gbps, meeting and exceeding Minnesota’s 2026 state speed goal. The all
fiber-to-the-premise construction will begin as soon as the grant is awarded and will be completed before June,
2025, allowing these customers to receive the internet service they need and deserve. With the completion of
this project, these Redwood County residents will be able to run their at-home businesses and farms, or work
from home, more efficiently, they can continue or pursue their education online with confidence, they will have
better access to telehealth services and they will simply be able to access more entertainment and stay
connected with their friends and family.
Total eligible project cost is $4,453,457 Local match is $3,117,420
Runestone Telephone Association – Herman-Dumont – GRANT $2,493,637
This last mile project located in rural West Central Minnesota will serve 406 unserved households, including
businesses, farms, anchor institutions, educators, daycare providers, medical professionals, and home based
businesses within the Herman telephone exchange, and a portion of the Wheaton telephone exchange. The
community that this project will benefit, currently experiences unreliable and slow Internet, and no Internet
access at all in some areas. This Fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) project will bring reliable and affordable High-Speed
Internet access to this community. In addition to partnering with the State of Minnesota, Runestone Telecom
has secured support and financial commitments from all three counties that will benefit from this project; Grant,
Stevens, and Traverse Counties.
Total eligible project cost is $4,987,273 Local match is $2,493,636
Savage Communications Inc. (SCI) – Grand Lake Township Broadband Expansion – GRANT
$562,098
This last mile project will serve 321 unserved households, 9 unserved businesses and farms in Grand Lake
Township with Fiber to the Home. In a funding partnership with the State of Minnesota, Savage
Communications Inc and Grand Lake Township will improve services to 1 Gigabit Download and 1 Gigabit
Upload, exceeding Minnesota's 2026 speed goal. Building this Fiber to the Home network will provide advanced,
high speed broadband services to households in the proposed grant area and improve access to critical school e-
learning applications, and rural health care resources, and will stimulate a more robust local area economy.
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Total eligible project cost is $1,124,196 Local match is $562,098
Savage Communications Inc. (SCI) – Northern Mille Lacs County Broadband Expansion –
GRANT $476,108
This last mile project will serve 146 unserved households and 3 Businesses within areas of the Mille Lacs Band of
Ojibwe Reservation and Northern Mille Lacs County, with Fiber to the Home. In a funding partnership with the
State of Minnesota, Savage Communications Inc will improve services to 1 Gigabit Download and 1G igabit
Upload, exceeding Minnesota's 2026 speed goal. Building this Fiber to the Home network will provide advanced,
high speed broadband services to households and businesses in the proposed grant area and improve access to
critical school e-learning applications and rural health care resources, and will stimulate a more robust local area
economy.
Total eligible project cost is $952,216 Local match is $476,108
Spectrum Mid-America, LLC managed by Charter Communications Inc. – Dakota County
Project – GRANT $98,750
This last mile project located in northwest Dakota County, including portions of the cities of Apple Valley and
Lakeville, will cover 68 households and 1 business – all of which lack access to qualifying broadband service
today. Using fiber-to-the-premises ("FTTP") technology, Charter’s build will offer customers speeds up to 1000
Mbps download and 1000 Mbps upload, exceeding the State's 2026 speed goals. In a funding partnerhsip with
the State of Minnesota, Charter’s FTTP deployment will be relevant and suitable for remote learning and remote
working, offering very high bandwidth and low latency service attributes that accommodate numerous
members of a household or small business simultaneously using bandwidth-intensive applications, such as video
conferencing, telemedicine, video streaming, gaming, virtual or augmented reality sessions, and numerous other
applications
Total eligible project cost is $329,166 Local match is $230,416
Spectrum Mid-America, LLC managed by Charter Communications Inc. – Steele County
Project – GRANT $158,052
This last mile project in northern Steele County, including portions of the City of Clinton Falls and Clinton Falls
Township, will cover 56 households – all of which lack access to qualifying broadband service today. Using fiber-
to-the-premises ("FTTP") technology, Charter’s build will offer customers speeds up to 1000 Mbps download and
1000 Mbps upload, exceeding the State's 2026 speed goals. In a funding partnerhsip with the State of
Minnesota, Charter’s FTTP deployment will be relevant and suitable for remote learning and remote working,
offering very high bandwidth and low latency service attributes that accommodate numerous members of a
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household or small business simultaneously using bandwidth-intensive applications, such as video conferencing,
telemedicine, video streaming, gaming, virtual or augmented reality sessions, and numerous other applications.
Total eligible project cost is $351,227 Local match is $193,175
Spectrum Mid-America, LLC managed by Charter Communications Inc. – Wright County
Project 3 – GRANT $1,824,009
This last mile project in southeast Wright County, including portions of the City of Delano and Townships of
Chatham, Marysville, Franklin, Woodford, and Rockford; will cover 626 households and 12 businesses, all of
which lack access to qualifying broadband service today. Using fiber-to-the-premises ("FTTP") technology,
Charter’s build will offer cusotmers speeds up to 1000 Mbps download and 1000 Mbps upload, exceeding the
State's 2026 speed goals. In a funding partnerhsip with the State of Minnesota and Wright County, Charter’s
FTTP deployment will be relevant and suitable for remote learning and remote working, offering very high
bandwidth and low latency service attributes that accommodate numerous members of a household or small
business simultaneously using bandwidth-intensive applications, such as video conferencing, telemedicine,
video streaming, gaming, virtual or augmented reality sessions, and numerous other applications.
Total eligible project cost is $4,290,476 Local match is $2,466,467
Spectrum Mid-America, LLC managed by Charter Communications Inc. – Wright County
Project 4 – GRANT $1,008,146
This last mile project will provide reliable high speed internet to 387 homes and 25 business in portions of the
City of St. Michaels and the Township of Rockford in Wright County; all of which lack access to qualifying
broadband services today. Using fiber-to-the-premises ("FTTP") technology, Charter’s build will offer customers
speeds up to 1000 Mbps download and 1000 Mbps upload, exceeding the State's 2026 speed goals. In a funding
partnerhsip with the State of Minnesota and Wright County, Charter’s FTTP deployment will be relevant and
suitable for remote learning and remote working, offering very high bandwidth and low latency service
attributes that accommodate numerous members of a household or small business simultaneously using
bandwidth-intensive applications, such as video conferencing, telemedicine, video streaming, gaming, virtual or
augmented reality sessions, and numerous other applications.
Total eligible project cost is $2,384,770 Local match is $1,376,624
Arvig (Tekstar Communications, Inc.) – Nowthen Area Fiber Build – GRANT $219,727
This mainline and last-mile project will reach 73 unserved and 8 underserved households, farms and businesses
next to the city of Nowthen near Twin Lakes. Thanks to a funding partnership with the City of Nowthen and with
the State of Minnesota, Arvig will be able to extend its growing fiber network to these structures with internet
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speeds from 100 Mbps/20 Mbps up to 10 Gbps/1 Gbps, meeting and exceeding Minnesota’s 2026 state speed
goal. The all fiber-to-the-premise construction will begin as soon as the grant is awarded and will be completed
before June, 2025, allowing these customers to receive the internet service they need and deserve. With the
completion of this project, these Nowthen residents will be able to run their at-home businesses and farms, or
work from home, more efficiently, they can continue or pursue their education online with confidence, they will
have better access to telehealth services and they will simply be able to access more entertainment and stay
connected with their friends and family.
Total eligible project cost is $549,318 Local match is $329,591
Arvig (Tekstar Communications, Inc.) – Sherburne County - Elk River Area Fiber Build –
GRANT $217,061
This mainline and last-mile project will reach 27 unserved and 15 underserved households, farms and businesses
near Elk River by Elk Lake Road, by the new fire station and on the west side of Twin Lakes by Nowthen. Thanks
to a funding partnership with Sherburne County and with the State of Minnesota, Arvig will be able to extend its
growing fiber network to these structures with internet speeds from 100 Mbps/20 Mbps up to 10 Gbps/1 Gbps,
meeting and exceeding Minnesota’s 2026 state speed goal. The all fiber-to-the-premise construction will begin
as soon as the grant is awarded and will be completed before June, 2025, allowing these customers to receive
the internet service they need and deserve. With the completion of this project, these Sherburne County
residents will be able to run their at-home businesses and farms, or work from home, more efficiently, they can
continue or pursue their education online with confidence, they will have better access to telehealth services
and they will simply be able to access more entertainment and stay connected with their friends and family.
Total eligible project cost is $542,651 Local match is $325,591
Arvig (Tekstar Communications, Inc.) – Sherburne County Clear Lake & Haven Townships
Area Fiber Build – GRANT $858,883
This mainline and last-mile project will reach 182 unserved and 30 underserved households, farms and
businesses in Haven and Clear Lake Townships in rural Sherburne County. Thanks to a funding partnership with
Sherburne County and with the State of Minnesota, Arvig will be able to extend its growing fiber network to
these structures with internet speeds from 100 Mbps/20 Mbps up to 10 Gbps/1 Gbps, meeting and exceeding
Minnesota’s 2026 state speed goal.The all fiber-to-the-premise construction will begin as soon as the grant is
awarded and will be completed before June, 2025, allowing these customers to receive the internet service they
need and deserve. With the completion of this project, these Sherburne County residents will be able to run
their at-home businesses and farms, or work from home, more efficiently, they can continue or pursue their
education online with confidence, they will have better access to telehealth services and they will simply be able
to access more entertainment and stay connected with their friends and family.
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Total eligible project cost is $2,147,208 Local match is $1,288,325
Tri-Co Technologies, LLC dba Crosslake Communications – Anchor Point Fiber Project –
GRANT $343,552
This last mile Anchor Point Fiber Project will serve approximately 245 unserved households in Crow Wing
County. In a funding partnership with the State of Minnesota, Crosslake Communications, will offer broadband
services at 1 gigabit per second symmetrical (upstream and downstream) to locations that were previously
unserved, no later than June 30, 2025. The Anchor Point Fiber Project will promote rural eco nomic development
by providing access to broadband to 100 percent of the households and businesses within the Anchor Point
grant funded area. This proposed fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) project will provide broadband data speeds at a
variety of advertised data rates, with the capability of attaining speeds of 1 Gbps or more to every location.
Crosslake Communications believes that sustainable broadband adoption will transform these unserved areas
into highly-productive rural communities. Given the current demand for advanced technologies and high-speed
broadband, FTTP will empower the area by providing the opportunity to be proficient users of broadband
technology. This use and development of broadband will provide various home-based business options,
stimulate economic growth, innovation and investment. Education, health care, energy efficiency, and public
safety will improve with high-speed Internet access.
Total eligible project cost is $858,880 Local match is $515,328
Wikstrom Telephone Co. Inc – Wiktel NW MN Broadband 2022 – GRANT $665,699
Wikstrom Telephone Company (Wiktel) proposes to serve rural sparsely populated areas in Kittson, Lake of the
Woods, & Marshall in far NW Minnesota, passing 150 home, business, and farm locations. The last mile project
covers an unserved area with speeds up to 1 Gigabit, exceeding the 2026 State speed goal, on a fiber to the
premise network. This partnership with the State of Minnesota will provide service to an area with only 1.5
subscribers per route mile of cable, in several cases extending from routes placed under the 2014-2020 Border
to Border State Grant program. Broadband service is the key to Economic Development and stimulating a robust
local area economy providing access to critical e-learning education services for our children, precision
Agriculture, and at Home Health care monitoring in this remote area.
Total eligible project cost is $1,479,331 Local match is $813,632
Woodstock Telephone Company – Lake Sarah Township FTTP – GRANT $1,333,199
The Lake Sarah Township FTTP Project will serve 201 unserved households, 29 unserved businesses, and 57
unserved farms as well as 16 underserved farms, 8 underserved businesses, and 58 underserved residences in
Murray County. In a funding partnership with Murray County and the State of Minnesota, Woodstock
Communications (Woodstock) will improve unserved levels to 1Gbps up and 1Gbps down on their fiber network,
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exceeding the 2026 state speed goal. Building this Fiber To The Premises Network will improve access to
education and health care services. It will also increase employment as businesses leverage this new network
and telecommuting opportunities become accessible. This network is vital to their rural community and
economy.
Total eligible project cost is $2,962,664 Local match is $1,629,465
Xfinity/Comcast Cable Communications LLC – City of Corcoran - Comcast Build – GRANT
$1,298,785
This last mile project will deploy broadband service to 197 unserved households, 5 unserved businesses, 6
unserved farms, 253 underserved households, 30 underserved businesses, and 5 underserved farms in the City
of Corcoran. In funding partnership with the State of Minnesota, City of Corcoran, and Hennepin County,
Comcast proposes to construct a network that will immediately provide these residents 1.2 Gbps download and
35 Mbps upload, exceeding Minnesota's 2026 state speed goal. Furthermore, the network will be capable of
symmetrical speeds exceeding 100 Mbps/100 Mbps. Providing broadband service to this prim arily unserved area
will greatly improve the community’s quality of life by enabling residents to expand their career pathways;
access and engage in telehealth opportunities; pursue education; thrive in commercial farming, and more - all
while protecting the rural landscape that is a goal of the City. This project will allow unserved residents that live
in a large, sparsely-populated area of Corcoran, consisting of primarily rural homesteads and farms, to receive
high-speed broadband service, at the same cost as the residents that live in more densely populated areas.
Total eligible project cost is $4,329,283 Local match is $3,030,498
Xfinity/Comcast Cable Communications LLC – City of Rogers Comcast Build – GRANT
$643,056
This last mile project will extend Comcast's existing network in Rogers to serve 86 unserved households, 1
unserved business, 66 underserved households, 1 underserved business, and 11 unserved farms. In funding
partnership with the State of Minnesota, Hennepin County and the City of Rogers, Comcast proposes to
construct a network that will immediately provide these residents 1.2 Gbps download and 35 Mbps upload,
exceeding Minnesota's 2026 state speed goal. Furthermore, the network will be scalable and capable of
symmetrical speeds exceeding 100 Mbps/100 Mbps. Providing broadband service to this unserved area will
greatly improve the community’s quality of life by enabling residents to expand their career pathways; access
and engage in telehealth opportunities; pursue education, and more - all while maintaining the rural
characteristic that Rogers residents enjoy. Improved broadband access will continue to allow this community to
grow as an economic and business hub as well as a popular community for families.
Total eligible project cost is $1,607,640 Local match is $964,584