mn broadband conference

1. Le Sueur
County
Broadband
Initiative
APRIL 2018 TO TODAY

2. How did the Le Sueur
county initiative start?
REGION NINE BROADBAND SUMMIT WITH BLANDIN!
APRIL 2018

3. OUR BEAUTIFUL FARMHOUSE WITH MY OFFICE
LOOKING DOWN THE ROAD TO FIBER BUT IN FRONTIER PHONE AREA

4. I LIVE ON THE LINE
FRONTIER TELEPHONE TERRITORY

5. * 3 FIBER PROVIDERS * 4 MOBILE PROVIDERS
* 4 DSL PROVIDERS * 2 SATELLITE PROVIDERS
* 5 FIXED WIRELESS PROVIDERS

6. >
SUCCESS BEVCOMM $1.8 MILLION

8. Then CARES act funds
of $3.7 million, fixed wireless, fiber, emergency
services technology, Free WiFi at county
fairgrounds and county park, 100 chrome books,
tech training……………
MOST OF THE TOWNSHIPS CONTRIBUTED THEIR FUNDS TOO

9. Need for economic development to support local businesses
identified through CARES and DEED funding
conversations on how to move ahead on economic
development as well
BUSINESSES NEED TECHNOLOGY AND TO KNOW HOW TO USE IT

10. $75,000 for projects across the county relating to access and use of technology
--training on the use of technology, one to one and virtual, for virtual communities,
telemedicine, telework
--mapping and access to free WiFi across the county
--support for small businesses use of technology, websites, google mapping etc.
--county wide website for marketing the county, who we are, community, calendar, where is
chocolate, coffee, wine, restaurants, community supported agriculture CSAs, farmer’s
markets, theater, arts
LE SUEUR COUNTY BLANDIN BROADBAND INITIATIVE 2021 TO 2022

12. PURPLE BORDER TO BORDER
BLUE LTD
GREEN CAFII

13. CONVERSATIONS CONTINUE, READY TO MOVE AHEAD, WHEN
FUNDING SOURCES ARE CLEARER