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2021 Position Statement <br /> <br /> <br />Funding for Border-to-Border Broadband <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />Efforts to spur the placing of necessary infrastructure to ensure access to high-speed internet <br />service in all parts of the State has been a long-term but underfunded undertaking. This has <br />hampered the ability to maximize shared public-private opportunities to expand high-speed <br />broadband service to unserved and underserved communities across the State. It is time to <br />provide on-going and reliable funding for the Border-to-Border Broadband program. <br /> <br />CURRENT STATUS <br />Border-to-Border Broadband is essential for economic viability, particularly in rural <br />communities. <br />Access to reliable high- <br />technologies that can foster conservation efforts. <br /> <br />REQUESTED ACTION <br />MMUA supports efforts to allocate sufficient funding in the FY 2022 2023 biennial state budget <br />for implementing border-to-border broadband expansion efforts identified by the Office of <br />Broadband Services and the Minnesota Rural Broadband Coalition. <br /> <br />3131 Fernbrook Lane North, Suite 200, Plymouth, MN55447-5337·763.551.1230 ·763.551.0459 Fax ·www.mmua.org <br />380 <br />