CarverLink In the Press
The local media has printed a number of articles concerning the fiber project. Here are links to a few of the recent articles:
- Blandin Foundation (10/6/22) - Carver County’s CarverLink Public Fiber Network Broadband Efforts
- Star Tribune (9/26/22) - Carver County expands internet access to rural areas
- Chaska Herald (7/14/22) - Broadband Internet to come to underserved in Carver County
- Blandin Foundation (10/01/20) - Minnesota County Broadband Profiles - Carver County
- Blandin Foundation (07/03/20) - MetroNet Announces Acquisition of Minnesota’s Jaguar Communications
- Carver County, MN (08/19) - US 212 Freight Mobility and Safety Project
- Waconia Sun Patriot (11/09/18) - Jaguar to bring internet options to Hamburg, New Germany, Mayer
- Chaska Herald (11/05/18) - Fiber optic service for three cities
- Blandin Foundation (02/14/17) - Carver County broadband is in good shape because of federal funding
- Sherburne County, MN (01/22/16) - Sherburne County Broadband Feasibility Study Report
- Blandin Foundation (01/12/15) - Carver County Broadband 2014 Update: Nearly Covered with Help from ARRA Fund
- Governor's Task Force on Broadband (12/14) - Annual Report
- Institute for Local Self Reliance (09/14) - All Hands on Deck MN
- Belle Plaine Herald (10/1/13) - County Activates New CarverLink Ring of Fiber
- Waconia Sun Patriot (9/11/13) - Carver County officially lights up CarverLink
- Star Tribune (9/10/13) - New Fiber Optic Broadband System Dedicated in Carver County
- Chanhassen Villager (8/30/13) - Public Entities Tap New Fiber Line
- Shorewood Sun Sailor (11/1/11) - Shorewood weighs value of internet speed
- Waconia Sun Patriot (8/25/11) - County celebrates start of fiber network construction
- Herald Journal (8/22/11) - Carver County kicks off $7.5 million fiber ring project
- Star Tribune (8/20/11) - Carver County to offer the speed of light
- Chanhassen Villager - (8/18/11) Ceremony marks start of county fiber project
- Herald Journal (8/17/11) - Historic groundbreaking takes place in Carver County
- Chaska Herald (8/17/11) - Ceremony marks start of county fiber-optic project
- Blandin Foundation - (8/16/11) - Senator Klobuchar speaks at Carver County fiber optic groundbreaking
- Blandin Foundation - (8/16/11) - Senator Franken speaks at Carver County fiber optic groundbreaking
- Blandin Foundation - (8/16/11) - Carver County fiber optic groundbreaking
- KSTP Television - (8/15/11) Fiber kick-off ceremony
- Waconia Sun Patriot - (8/10/11) County to hold fiber kick-off ceremony
- Chaska Herald (8/8/11) - U.S. Senators to attend fiber network kick-off
- Chanhassen Villager (8/8/11) - U.S. Senators plan to attend county fiber network launch
- Chaska Herald (7/2/11) - County approves fiber contracts
- Herald Journal (6/25/11) - Carver County approves fiber contracts
- Chanhassen Villager (6/24/11) - County approves fiber contracts
- Waconia Sun Patriot (6/23/11) - Carver County - Commissioners OK fiber optic construction bids
- Waconia Sun Patriot (6/22/11) - Commissioners agenda includes fiber optic project
- Waconia Sun Patriot (6/22/11) - County revisits fiber optic project
- Star Tribune (6/19/11) - Carver County thinks a ring (of fiber optics) may woo business
- Herald Journal (3/28/11) - Carver and Scott Counties connect via fiber optics
- Chaska Herald (3/9/11) - Counties link up
- Waconia Sun Patriot (3/9/11) - Fiber optics connects Carver, Scott counties
- Herald Journal (3/4/11) - Carver and Scott Counties connect via fiber optics
- Chanhassen Villager (3/4/11) - Carver and Scott counties linked via fiber
- Waconia Sun Patriot (3/2/11) - Carver and Scott Counties establish fiber link
- Waconia Sun Patriot (2/2/11) - Task force created for fiber project
- StarTribune (12/30/10) - Eagan eager to boot up data center
- Herald Journal (9/28/10) - Construction of Carver County fiber optic ring could start next spring
- Minnesota Public Radio News MPR (9/13/10) - Feds award $82 million for NE Minnesota broadband
- Waconia Sun Patriot (8/25/10) - The dawn of new fiber optic era
- Chanhassen Villager (8/19/10) - Carver County receives $6 million broadband grant
- Chaska Herald (8/19/10) - Carver County receives $6 million in funds for high-speed internet project
- KSTP Television (8/19/10) - Three broadband projects in Minnesota to get $23 million
- Minnesota Public Radio News MPR (8/18/10) - Another $23 million in broadband stimulus hits Minnesota
Industry News
- Blandin on Broadband - News and information on broadband use, policy, and trends - https://blandinonbroadband.org/
- ISLR Institute for Local Self Reliance - https://ilsr.org/broadband-2/
- Fierce Telecom - The latest insights on broadband technology and network rollouts. Explore all the news including carrier strategies for next-generation broadband deployment. https://www.fiercetelecom.com/broadband
- Telecompetitor – Broadband Industry News https://www.telecompetitor.com/
- Pew Charitable Trusts on Broadband - https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/projects/broadband-access-initiative