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An introduction to the Minnesota Broadband Charter
12 Mar 2026
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Minnesota has a goal to achieve border-to-border high-speed internet access to the state. The Minnesota Office of Broadband Development (OBD) helps administer state and federal grants to achieve this goal. To deploy these linear infrastructure projects, broadband projects must navigate a complex range of permits, licenses and authorizations to ensure the project is achieved through timely, coordinated and sustainable methods.
The Minnesota Broadband Charter Group (the Charter) was created in the fall of 2024 by OBD in coordination with other Minnesota state government agencies, including:
- Department of Transportation
- Department of Labor and Industry
- Department of Natural Resources
- State Historic Preservation Office
- Office of the State Archaeologist
- Indian Affairs Council
- Office of Pipeline Safety
- Department of Commerce
- Gopher State One Call
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