TECHdotMN: News about Minnesota Startups

March 24, 2010 | sourced Comments

Via MVTV Wireless,

“34 Additional Wireless (WiMAX) Access Points Coming to West Central and South Central Minnesota!

(MVTV Wireless) Minnesota Valley Television Improvement Corporation: The Minnesota Wireless Expansion Project; $562,776 loan and $562,776 grant, and $281,388 of private investment. The funding will provide a two-way broadband internet network to unserved and underserved areas of west central and south central Minnesota, providing 34 additional wireless (WiMAX) access points.”

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Ann Treacy from The Blandin Foundation also reports on the 2nd recipient  as of late – technically, the fourth in Minnesota with respect to the first two beneficiaries.

“Northeast Service Cooperative: The Northeast Minnesota Middle Mile Project; $21,749,110 loan and $21,749,110 grant. The funding will provide middle-mile, dark fiber, wavelength services to private-sector providers in rural areas of northeast Minnesota.”

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Tags: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Ann Treacy, ARRA, Blandin Foundation, Broadband stimulus, Minnesota Broadband, Minnesota Valley Television Improvement Corporation, MVTV Wireless, Northeast Service Cooperative