Ann Treacy
@annstp.bsky.social
Following rural broadband in Minnesota by day. Seeing live music at night. Hosting Mostly MN Music radio show on weekends.
Best uses for BEAD Nondeployment funds Part 1: Meeting about Part 2 tomorrow (Fed 18) wp.me/p3if7-c8V
Best uses for BEAD Nondeployment funds Part 1: Meeting about Part 2 tomorrow (Fed 18)
The Benton Institute for Broadband & Society reports on the results of NTIA’s first of two listening sessions on the “Use of BEAD Funds Saved Through the Trump Administration’s Bene…
wp.me
February 17, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Best uses for BEAD Nondeployment funds Part 1: Meeting about Part 2 tomorrow (Fed 18) wp.me/p3if7-c8V
OPPORTUNITY in the Twin Cities: Computer training and access to a free computer wp.me/p3if7-c8R
OPPORTUNITY in the Twin Cities: Computer training and access to a free computer
An opportunity from Project Nandi in the Twin Cities… Neighbors Connect for Family and Individuals This program distributes free laptops, and helps families and individuals get digital access…
wp.me
February 17, 2026 at 8:47 PM
OPPORTUNITY in the Twin Cities: Computer training and access to a free computer wp.me/p3if7-c8R
Waseca County celebrates strong progress on rural broadband wp.me/p3if7-c8O
Waseca County celebrates strong progress on rural broadband
Waseca County News reports… Buoyed by nearly $8 million in largely state-driven investment, Waseca County has made dramatic strides over the last couple of Lino offer congratulations for the achiev…
wp.me
February 17, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Waseca County celebrates strong progress on rural broadband wp.me/p3if7-c8O
5 Questions with Erik Brandt on new album Folksinger at the Celtic Junction on Feb 27 @MostlyMn wp.me/p7j1Ta-3jf
5 Questions with Erik Brandt on new album Folksinger at the Celtic Junction on Feb 27
Erik Brandt of The Urban Hillbilly Quartet released new solo album titled Folksinger. It’s like a box of cracker jacks with so many surprises inside. You can hear in live on February 27 at th…
wp.me
February 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM
5 Questions with Erik Brandt on new album Folksinger at the Celtic Junction on Feb 27 @MostlyMn wp.me/p7j1Ta-3jf
EVENT Feb 18: Digital Equity Ecosystems with Colin Rhinesmith, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign wp.me/p3if7-c8x
EVENT Feb 18: Digital Equity Ecosystems with Colin Rhinesmith, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Unfortunately this is at the same time at the MN Broadband Task Force meeting but it looks interesting… Digital Equity Ecosystems: How Community Coalitions Reduce Inequality and Strengthen Democrac…
wp.me
February 17, 2026 at 3:03 PM
EVENT Feb 18: Digital Equity Ecosystems with Colin Rhinesmith, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign wp.me/p3if7-c8x
EVENT Feb 18: MN Broadband Task Force February meeting - Rural Health Research wp.me/p3if7-c8t
EVENT Feb 18: MN Broadband Task Force February meeting – Rural Health Research
From the Office of Broadband Development… Agenda: Broadband Task Force, February Meeting Date: 2/18/2026 Join the meeting now. Meeting ID and Pass Code: 226 514 117 478 07 and mi9iF756 Dial i…
wp.me
February 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM
EVENT Feb 18: MN Broadband Task Force February meeting - Rural Health Research wp.me/p3if7-c8t
I'm attending Indivisible Twin Cities's event, “Protect Our Neighbors: Restore MN” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisiblet...
Protect Our Neighbors: Restore MN · Indivisible Twin Cities
Join fellow Minnesotans as we demand our state leadership and Republicans stand with the people of Minnesota amid the federal occupation AND take action to restore and heal our state and communities f...
www.mobilize.us
February 16, 2026 at 4:15 PM
I'm attending Indivisible Twin Cities's event, “Protect Our Neighbors: Restore MN” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisiblet...
Willmar City Council to meet Feb 17 to discuss city-owned broadband network
wp.me/p3if7-c8q
wp.me/p3if7-c8q
Willmar City Council to meet Feb 17 to discuss city-owned broadband network
West Central Tribune reports… The Willmar City Council will meet Tuesday, Feb. 17, and will conduct four public hearings. The first two public hearings are related to the issuance of tax abatement …
wp.me
February 16, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Willmar City Council to meet Feb 17 to discuss city-owned broadband network
wp.me/p3if7-c8q
wp.me/p3if7-c8q
Happening now until noon. MN Music about sunshine and rainbows starting with Husker Du - New Day rising. Kashimana and Thomasina Petrus joining at 11am.
www.wmcn.fm
@girlattherockshows.bsky.social
www.wmcn.fm
@girlattherockshows.bsky.social
February 15, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Happening now until noon. MN Music about sunshine and rainbows starting with Husker Du - New Day rising. Kashimana and Thomasina Petrus joining at 11am.
www.wmcn.fm
@girlattherockshows.bsky.social
www.wmcn.fm
@girlattherockshows.bsky.social
EVENT Feb 24: Watt's Up with Data Centers? Part 3: Community Strategies for Responding to Data Center Development wp.me/p3if7-c8m
EVENT Feb 24: Watt’s Up with Data Centers? Part 3: Community Strategies for Responding to Data Center Development
An upcoming session from University of Illinois Extension… Watt’s Up with Data Centers? Part 3: Community Strategies for Responding to Data Center Development Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 12:00…
wp.me
February 15, 2026 at 12:05 AM
EVENT Feb 24: Watt's Up with Data Centers? Part 3: Community Strategies for Responding to Data Center Development wp.me/p3if7-c8m
Rep. Paul Anderson running for re-election to MN House – mentioning past work on broadband wp.me/p3if7-c8j
Rep. Paul Anderson running for re-election to MN House – mentioning past work on broadband
Voice of Alexandria reports… State Representative Paul Anderson (R-Starbuck) has announced his intent to seek re-election to the Minnesota House of Representatives. The region he serves, District 1…
wp.me
February 14, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Rep. Paul Anderson running for re-election to MN House – mentioning past work on broadband wp.me/p3if7-c8j
Gov. Tim Walz has authorized $1.2 million to Aid St. Paul Cyber Attack Recovery wp.me/p3if7-c8g
Gov. Tim Walz has authorized $1.2 million to Aid St. Paul Cyber Attack Recovery
Gov Tech reports… Gov. Tim Walz has authorized $1.2 million in state emergency disaster assistance to address a cybersecurity incident that disrupted digital services in St. Paul for several …
wp.me
February 13, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Gov. Tim Walz has authorized $1.2 million to Aid St. Paul Cyber Attack Recovery wp.me/p3if7-c8g
Consolidated Telephone Company (CTC) expands broadband to Clinton Township (St Louis County) wp.me/p3if7-c8d
Consolidated Telephone Company (CTC) expands broadband to Clinton Township (St Louis County)
Hometown Focus reports… Consolidated Telephone Company (CTC) expanded its broadband fiber optic network to approximately 400 unserved or underserved locations in Clinton Township and adjacent areas…
wp.me
February 13, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Consolidated Telephone Company (CTC) expands broadband to Clinton Township (St Louis County) wp.me/p3if7-c8d
Bluepeak to invest $35 million in FTTH in southwest Minnesota wp.me/p3if7-c8a
Bluepeak to invest $35 million in FTTH in southwest Minnesota
Marshall Radio reports… Bluepeak has announced a $35 million investment to expand and upgrade its fiber-optic broadband network in southwest Minnesota. The project will overbuild the company’s exis…
wp.me
February 13, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Bluepeak to invest $35 million in FTTH in southwest Minnesota wp.me/p3if7-c8a
Office of Broadband Development’s Bree Maki positive about broadband deployment plans wp.me/p3if7-c87
Office of Broadband Development’s Bree Maki positive about broadband deployment plans
The Post Bulletin posts an opinion column from Bree Maki, director of the Office of Broadband Development… At the end of last year, the federal government approved Minnesota’s proposal to expand br…
wp.me
February 13, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Office of Broadband Development’s Bree Maki positive about broadband deployment plans wp.me/p3if7-c87
FCC approves Amazon Leo launch of 4500 more satellites wp.me/p3if7-c84
FCC approves Amazon Leo launch of 4500 more satellites
Fierce Network reports… The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) yesterday granted Amazon Leo the authority to launch 4,500 more satellites. Recently, Amazon Leo asked the FCC for permission to …
wp.me
February 13, 2026 at 4:11 PM
FCC approves Amazon Leo launch of 4500 more satellites wp.me/p3if7-c84
Journal of Community Informatics Special Issue: Charting Sovereignty in the Digital Age: Tribal Leadership, Broadband, and the Rise of Tribal Digital Sovereignty wp.me/p3if7-c80
Journal of Community Informatics Special Issue: Charting Sovereignty in the Digital Age: Tribal Leadership, Broadband, and the Rise of Tribal Digital Sovereignty
The Journal of Community Informatics has released a special Issue This special issue of the Journal of Community Informatics presents a collection of articles exploring the historical trajectory an…
wp.me
February 12, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Journal of Community Informatics Special Issue: Charting Sovereignty in the Digital Age: Tribal Leadership, Broadband, and the Rise of Tribal Digital Sovereignty wp.me/p3if7-c80
EVENT Mar 5: Telecom Act at 30: Universal Service as the North Star wp.me/p3if7-c7T
EVENT Mar 5: Telecom Act at 30: Universal Service as the North Star
An invitation from the Benton Institute for Broadband and Society… Join the Benton Institute for Broadband and Society. for a retrospective marking the 30th anniversary of the 1996 Telecommun…
wp.me
February 12, 2026 at 7:45 PM
EVENT Mar 5: Telecom Act at 30: Universal Service as the North Star wp.me/p3if7-c7T
Mediacom completes network upgrade in Cedar Rapids (Iowa) wp.me/p3if7-c7P
Mediacom completes network upgrade in Cedar Rapids (Iowa)
I know Cedar Rapids isn’t Minnesota, but networks are built on networks so always glad to see more. Broadband Communities reports… Mediacom Communications on Tuesday said it has finishe…
wp.me
February 12, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Mediacom completes network upgrade in Cedar Rapids (Iowa) wp.me/p3if7-c7P
Office of Broadband Matters Feb 11, 2026: Upcoming meetings wp.me/p3if7-c7L
Office of Broadband Matters Feb 11, 2026: Upcoming meetings
From the Office of Broadband Development… Broadband Matters: Office of Broadband Development Updates Broadband Task Force, meeting in February Coming soon: Updated Broadband Development Train…
wp.me
February 11, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Office of Broadband Matters Feb 11, 2026: Upcoming meetings wp.me/p3if7-c7L
EVENT Feb 18: BEAD Non-Deployment Listening Session wp.me/p3if7-c7I
EVENT Feb 18: BEAD Non-Deployment Listening Session
Sounds like an interesting session. It has been well attended in the past… NTIA Listening Session on the Use of BEAD Funds Saved Through the Trump Administration’s Benefit of the Bargai…
wp.me
February 11, 2026 at 10:03 PM
EVENT Feb 18: BEAD Non-Deployment Listening Session wp.me/p3if7-c7I
I'm attending Minnesota AFL-CIO's event, “Day Out for Democracy” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mnaflcio/eve...
Day Out for Democracy · Minnesota AFL-CIO
Join us as we honor the dead and fight like hell for the living!
Minnesota remains under occupation. Armed and masked federal agents continue tearing through our communities - both in the Twin Cities...
www.mobilize.us
February 11, 2026 at 6:57 PM
I'm attending Minnesota AFL-CIO's event, “Day Out for Democracy” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mnaflcio/eve...
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick testifies on broadband before the Senate Appropriations Committee wp.me/p3if7-c7C
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick testifies on broadband before the Senate Appropriations Committee
Unfortunately, there’s a sound issue in part of this video, but Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is asked pointed questions about BEAD funding and what might happen to the unspent BEAD funding. (I…
wp.me
February 11, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick testifies on broadband before the Senate Appropriations Committee wp.me/p3if7-c7C
5 Questions with Flutes & Low on debut album Lay Fallow releasing at the Pillar Forum on April 1st, 2026 @mostlymn.bsky.social wp.me/p7j1Ta-3iN
5 Questions with Flutes & Low on debut album Lay Fallow releasing at the Pillar Forum on April 1st, 2026
Flutes & Low are a thoughtful and soothing new band with a debut album (Lay Fallow) coming out at the Pillar Forum on April 1, 2026. There’s something ethereal and timeless about the musi…
wp.me
February 11, 2026 at 3:54 PM
5 Questions with Flutes & Low on debut album Lay Fallow releasing at the Pillar Forum on April 1st, 2026 @mostlymn.bsky.social wp.me/p7j1Ta-3iN
I'm attending Minnesota AFL-CIO's event, “Day Out for Democracy” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mnaflcio/eve...
Day Out for Democracy · Minnesota AFL-CIO
Join us as we honor the dead and fight like hell for the living!
Minnesota remains under occupation. Armed and masked federal agents continue tearing through our communities - both in the Twin Cities...
www.mobilize.us
February 10, 2026 at 1:12 AM
I'm attending Minnesota AFL-CIO's event, “Day Out for Democracy” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mnaflcio/eve...