Tired of Waiting for Corporate High-Speed Internet, Minnesota Farm Towns Build Their Own
Photo by Jetvic/iStock A unique community-owned broadband cooperative will free dozens of tiny towns and farms from reliance on slower corporate providers. By Ben DeJarnette / 08.03.2016 Seven years ago, Winthrop, Minnesota, population 1,400, decided it needed an internet upgrade. Most local residents were served by companies like Mediacom, which Consumer Reports consistently ranked among the[…]