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2009 Port and Marina Accomplishments [PDF]
Minnesota Ultra High-Speed Broadband Report
(Click here to link to their report)
As stated in SF1918, the mission of the Minnesota Ultra High-Speed Broadband Taskforce is to make recommendations to the governor and legislature regarding the creation of a statewide high-speed Internet access goal, and a plan for implementation by 2015.
The Taskforce comprises 26 members selected from rural and urban constituencies. The members represent a broad array of viewpoints and concerns, including those of:
- Business and residential Internet users
- Health care institutions
- The education system
- Telephone and cable companies, large and small
- Wireless Internet service providers
- Communications industry labor organizations
- State, county, city and municipal government and governmental agencies
- Concerned citizens statewide
Like similar initiatives in other states, the Minnesota Ultra High-Speed Taskforce acts in an advisory capacity to identify the level of broadband service needed and to determine appropriate goal regarding technical and financial aspects of statewide broadband Internet access, such as:
- Future needs regarding connection speeds for sending and receiving data
- Security vulnerability and redundancy concerns
- Economic development opportunities and cooperation between the public and private sectors
- Estimated costs and benefits
- Impact on education, health care, government, community-based organizations and the public
Please connect with the Taskforce to share your comments, questions and concerns. Please direct all comments concerning legislation to your House Member or State Senator.
PORT AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING MINUTES
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PORT'S NEWSLETTER
FIBER INITIATIVE: Information at the speed of light! Today, Broadband or ultra high speed data transmission is becoming just as important to business development as the highway the lies in front of their business. Over the past 18 months a group called “Red Wing Connect” has been working to increase residents’ awareness of the importance that high speed data transmission in our future. The Red Wing Port Authority has taken a strong position advocating the community-wide distribution of a fiber network in Red Wing and has asked Port Staff to take a leadership role helping to take the Fiber Initiative to the next level.
Broadband vs. Fiber (Article from Star Tribune)
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