State grants $34 million to expand rural broadband

ST. PAUL — Bemidji-based Paul Bunyan Communications was included in a new round of state grants could extend broadband to thousands of businesses and households throughout areas of rural Minnesota that now are without reliable internet access.

A total of $34 million has been dedicated to 42 broadband infrastructure projects throughout the state aiming to chip away at the number of people left offline in greater Minnesota.

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