Border-To-Border Broadband Development Grant Program

Border-to-Border Broadband Development Grant Program

Instructions on How to File a Challenge and

Notification of Applications Received to Initiate Challenge Process

Updated November 14, 2014

Challenge Process Instructions

Any entity wishing to challenge an application must do so by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, November 21, 2014. Challenges must be submitted in writing to the Office of Broadband Development, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, 1st National Bank Building, 332 Minnesota Street, Suite E200, St. Paul, MN 55101-1351.

A separate challenge must be submitted for each project being challenged and must include the following information:

1. Name of company submitting challenge.

2. Name, title, email and telephone number of authorized person submitting challenge.

3. Name, title, email and telephone number of person whom the Office of Broadband Development can contact with questions (if different than authorized person submitting challenge).

4. Name of applicant and name of project being challenged.

5. Reason for challenge:

A. Area is identified in application as unserved (wireline service below 4Mbps download/1Mbps upload) but it is served (has wireline service at or above 10Mbps download and 5Mbps upload)

B. Area is identified in application as unserved (wireline service below 4Mbps download/1Mbps upload) but it is underserved (has wireline service at or above 4Mbps download/1Mbps upload but below 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload)

C. Area is identified in application as underserved (wireline service below 4Mbps download/1Mbps upload) but it is served (has wireline service at or above 10Mbps download and 5Mbps upload)

Include a map and written description that clearly delineates each specific area of the project that is being challenged. If different reasons apply for different parts of the proposed project, identify the specific reason (A, B or C) associated with each specific area of the project being challenged.

Include the download and upload speeds already available to end user locations in each specific area of the project that is being challenged and the technology in use to deliver those speeds.

Include any additional information to support the challenge.

List of Applications Received to Initiate Challenge Process:

Applicant / Project Name / Description of Project Area
Access Broadband / Cook Fiber to the Home Project
All underserved / This project is in the northern portion of Census Block # 13006 Cook. (Cook city limits except the airport)
This is the southern portion of Block 3 in St. Louis County.
Arvig / Mainstreet Communications LLC dba Arvig – Sauk Lake Area
Unserved: 217
Underserved: 0 / Census Tract 7908
Census Block Road Segments
1038 Alcott Dr
Alcott Ln
1034 Alder Ln
Alcott Dr
213 Ave
1037 Alcott Dr
213 Av
1036 Alcott Dr
1023 Alcott Dr
Blackberry Trl
1026 Bittersweet Dr
County 15
1027 Birchwood Loop
County 15
1030 County 15
1028 Birch Dr
County 15
1020 County 15
1016 Beach Dr
Bayview Dr
1024 Bayview Dr
1011 County 15
1015 Bay Loop
1013 Bay Loop
1076 Bay Loop
1014 Bay Loop
1012 County 15
County 2
Bayberry Dr
Bay Trl
Census Tract 7907
3005 Basswood Dr
County 2
Census Tract 11500
2003 Brick Yard Rd
CenturyLink / Foley/Benton County and Balkan Township
Unserved: 800
Underserved: 197 / Project Census Block Verified Addresses Project Census Block VerifiedAddresses
FOLYMNFO 270090201004024 23 CHSHMNCS 271370151002134 11
FOLYMNFO 270090201004025 8 CHSHMNCS 271370151002136 1
FOLYMNFO 270090201004027 10 CHSHMNCS 271370151002142 15
FOLYMNFO 270090201004031 13 CHSHMNCS 271370151002149 3
FOLYMNFO 270090201004037 16 CHSHMNCS 271370151002150 8
FOLYMNFO 270090201004038 11 CHSHMNCS 271370151002154 2
FOLYMNFO 270090201004039 12 CHSHMNCS 271370151002162 9
FOLYMNFO 270090201004040 4 CHSHMNCS 271370151003021 7
FOLYMNFO 270090201004057 1 CHSHMNCS 271370151003022 8
FOLYMNFO 270090201005012 1 CHSHMNCS 271370151003023 10
FOLYMNFO 270090201005013 2 CHSHMNCS 271370151003025 1
FOLYMNFO 270090201005015 7 CHSHMNCS 271370151003026 5
FOLYMNFO 270090201005016 3 CHSHMNCS 271370151003029 1
FOLYMNFO 270090201005017 7 CHSHMNCS 271370151003030 1
FOLYMNFO 270090201005018 5 CHSHMNCS 271370151003031 1
FOLYMNFO 270090201005021 7 CHSHMNCS 271370151003032 4
FOLYMNFO 270090201005024 5 CHSHMNCS 271370151003033 1
FOLYMNFO 270090201005025 6 CHSHMNCS 271370151003034 8
FOLYMNFO 270090201005028 2 CHSHMNCS 271370151003035 1
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FOLYMNFO 270090201005031 5 CHSHMNCS 271370151003041 17
FOLYMNFO 270090201005032 11 CHSHMNCS 271370151003045 1
FOLYMNFO 270090201005048 2 CHSHMNCS 271370151003050 2
FOLYMNFO 270090201005049 6 CHSHMNCS 271370151004001 23
FOLYMNFO 270090201005051 1 CHSHMNCS 271370151004002 5
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FOLYMNFO 270090201005059 5 CHSHMNCS 271370151004053 5
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FOLYMNFO 271410303003005 1
FOLYMNFO 271410303003006 1
City of Annandale / Annandale Fiber Project
Unserved: 1482
Underserved: 109 / The proposed project is located within the incorporated city limits of the City of Annandale.
Census Blocks Included in Proposed Project Area:
1083 2031 2047 3019 4014 4035
1084 2032 2048 4001 4015 4036
1088 2033 2049 4002 4016 4037
1089 2034 2050 4003 4017 4038
1090 2035 2051 4004 4018 4039
1091 2036 2052 4005 4019 5021
1092 2037 2053 4006 4020
1093 2038 2054 4006 4023
1094 2040 2057 4007 4024
1095 2041 2058 4008 4025
2025 2042 2059 4009 4026
2027 2043 2060 4010 4027
2028 2044 2061 4011 4028
2029 2045 2062 4012 4033
2030 2046 2065 4013 4034
City of Medina / City of Medina Broadband Access Project
Unserved:548 Underserved: 0 / The City of Medina Broadband Project Area encompasses the central 9500 acres of Medina and generally falls between Tamarack Drive on the east and Country Road 19 on the west, and generally runs from the southern boundary of the City to the northern boundary of the City.
Census Block ID (complete)
270530271011013
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NOTE: All Census Blocks of project are located in State ID 27, County ID 053, Tract ID 027101
Consolidated Telecommunications Co. (CTC) / Region Five – Virtual Highway Project
Unserved: 247
Underserved : 90 / Fort Ripley Census Blocks
CROW WING COUNTY
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MORRISON COUNTY
270977803001022
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270977803001052
Fairview Census Blocks
CASS COUNTY
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Dakota County / Multiple Broadband Network Connectivity projects (Middle mile and last mile project)
Unserved: 206
Underserved: 779 / Dakota County proposes to expand its current broadband network infrastructure to core services located at its parks, campgrounds, and radio towers located at outlying locations. These projects provide opportunities for expanding broadband network connections to unserved and underserved areas of Dakota County, specifically the more rural southern regions.
Dunnell Telephone Company / Dunnell Broadband Unserved: 174 Underserved: 0 / Martin County census blocks
270917904002105 270917903001289
270917903001247 270917904002007
270634801001162 270917904002111
270634801001130 270917903001248
270917904002128 270917904002112
270634801001129 270917904002115
270917903001287
Federated Telephone Company / Big Stone County FTTP
Unserved: 1072 Underserved: 0 / The boundaries of the project are the County boundaries lines and cover unserved areas identified in the Connect Minnesota maps in the pink/red color. The project area is located within Big Stone County census tracts: 9501, 9502, 9503
The project will include the communities of Barry, Beardsley and Johnson along with the rural parts of western and northern Big Stone County. . Townships in the proposed project area include: Browns Valley, Toqua, Graceville, Moonshine, Malta, Almond, Prior, Foster, Big Stone and Ortonville.
Federated Telephone Company / Swift County FTTP
Total Locations: 1170
Unserved: 883
Underserved: 287 / The project area is the County boundaries and unserved/underserved areas identified in the Connect Minnesota maps in the pink/red color and blue/purple colors. The project area includes the community of De Graff, the unincorporated Village of Swift Falls, and the rural parts of eastern Swift County. There are a few small pockets of unserved areas within and around the City of Appleton in the southwest corner of the County that will be included as well.
Townships impacted include: Appleton/City of Appleton, Swenoda, Six Mile Grove, Clontarf, Benson, Torning, Cashel, Camp Lake, Kildare, Dublin, Kerkhoven, Hayes and Pillsbury.
The project area is located within Swift County census tracts: 9601, 9602, 9603, 9604
Halstad Telephone Company / Halstad Telephone Tract MN-119020500 FTTH
Unserved: 249
Underserved: 3 / Unserved and Underserved locations for Census Tract 27-119-0205.00
Halstad Telephone currently serves a portion of census tract MN-119020500, which is located in Polk, County MN. This application proposes to provide Broadband service to the remaining areas of MN-119020500 that are currently un-served and under-served. The below census blocks reflect this area:
271190205001000
271190205001001
271190205001002
271190205001003
271190205001004
271190205001005
271190205001006
271190205001007
271190205001008
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271190205001010
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Interstate Telecommunications Coop, Inc. / Hendricks Town FTTP Project
Unserved: 0
Underserved: 445 / ITC will be building FTTP infrastructure in the town of Hendricks, Minnesota. Hendricks is located in Lincoln County in southwest Minnesota. Hendricks is on the west edge of Minnesota along the Minnesota and South Dakota border.
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InvisiMax / InvisiMax NW Minnesota Broadband Upgrade
Unserved: 2197
Underserved: 477 / List of census blocks available upon request.
Humbolt – Humboldt, MN
Latitude 48°55'14.92"N
Longitude 97° 5'43.24"W
Hallock – Hallock, MN
Latitude 48°46'21.87"N
Longitude 96°56'44.85"W
Kennedy – Kennedy, MN
Latitude 48°38'41.94"N
Longitude 96°54'28.73"W
Angus – Angus, MN
Latitude 48° 4'53.29"N
Longitude 96°42'9.72"W
Stephen – Stephen, MN
Latitude 48°27'18.97"N
Longitude 96°52'30.44"W
Argyle – Argyle, MN
Latitude 48°20'3.22"N
Longitude 96°49'5.47"W
Oslo – Oslo, MN
Latitude 48°11'31.24"N
Longitude 97° 7'53.29"W
Alvarado – Alvarado, MN
Latitude 48°11'41.74"N
Longitude 96°59'38.36"W
Warren – Warren, MN
Latitude 48°11'28.12"N
Longitude 96°45'47.63"W
Radium – Radium, MN
Latitude 48°13'40.09"N
Longitude 96°36'46.20"W
Pagnac – East Grand Forks, MN
Latitude 48° 1'46.09"N
Longitude 96°57'18.11"W
Sherack – Sherack, MN
Latitude 48° 1'17.01"N
Longitude 96°47'1.69"W
Euclid – Euclid, MN
Latitude 47°58'21.77"N
Longitude 96°38'17.66"W
Fisher – Fisher, MN
Latitude 47°50'45.38"N
Longitude 96°50'26.15"W
Crookston, MN
Latitude 47°47'24.59"N
Longitude 96°31'25.43"W
Kanabec County / Kanabec County Broadband Initiative Unserved: 3513
Underserved: 1087 / The project area includes all unserved and underserved locations in Kanabec County specifically excluding: the City of Mora, the City of Ogilvie and the few remaining "served" areas of the county as defined by Connect Minnesota. The project includes all unserved and underserved portions of the following census blocks and includes both ‘middle mile’ and ‘last mile’ activities. The census blocks include: