In 2014, 
99 percent of Waseca County had access to broadband. (Broadband was defined with lower speeds back then.) Today 99 percent of the county has access to broadband speeds of 25/3 (Mbps down/up) and 99 percent has access to the 2026 speed goals of 100/20.
Waseca is well covered for broadband. There are three providers that offer broadband at speeds of the 2026 goal (100/20): West Central Telephone, Jaguar and Radio Link.
Waseca County is in line to receive $1,429,661 in CAF 2 funding to upgrade 2271 locations. CAF 2 recipients are only required to upgrade to 10/1 access. Many may choose to upgrade to better speeds but there are no requirements.
Numbers:
The Office of Broadband Development released data on broadband covered in fall of 2016, based on information gathered in July 2016. Here’s how they ranked:
Percentage served with 25/3 or better: 98.75
Percentage served with 100/20 or better: 98.75
Mississippi State University Extension have come up with a ranking system to gauge the digital divide index (DDI) by county. (The lower the number the better – the state average is 40.66.) Here’s how they ranked:
DDI score of 30.75 out of 100.
More info:
Find more articles on broadband in Waseca County (http://tinyurl.com/z845jwy)
There is a matrix of Minnesota broadband adoption projects.
Districts: CD 1
Senate: 23, 24
House: 23B, 24A
I plan to profile each county in Minnesota – tracking broadband access, digital divide and annotated links to news of what’s happening with broadband in the county. I’m keeping it high level because there are 87 counties!
