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2004 Rural Minnesota Internet Study: Monitoring the rise of broadband use in Greater Minnesota households

In 2004, growth in the overall number of rural households that reported owning a home computer or have Internet connectivity appears to be flat, while growth among those households switching from a dial-up Internet service to a broadband service seems to be quite robust. Based upon these findings we are now estimating that one third ...

An Examination of Metro/Rural Differences in Digital Technology Adoption (2005 Minnesota Internet Study)

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Business, the Internet and Broadband in Greater Minnesota (2004 Survey of Businesses)

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2003 Rural Minnesota Internet Study Tracking the rise of broadband use in Greater Minnesota households

Growth in the overall number of people owning home computers and connecting to the Internet is substantially up from 2002. Ownership of a home computer in rural Minnesota was estimated at 65% in 2003, up from 60% in 2002. And of those who reported owning a home computer, 88% report being connected to the Internet, ...

Tracking the Rise of Broadband use in Greater Minnesota Households (2003 Rural Minnesota Internet Study)

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Broadband Access in Rural Minnesota: 2003 Survey of Broadband Providers

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2002 Rural Minnesota Internet Study Examining the telecommunications needs of Greater Minnesota companies

The purpose of this study is to establish a baseline from which rural Minnesota’s manufacturing and technology-based companies can be monitored in their technology adoption and deployment. Of equal importance is its ability to help organizations like Minnesota Technology Inc. to better focus their technology and business assistance activities in Greater Minnesota. Overall, the study ...

2002 Rural Minnesota Internet Study The Role and State of Rural Telephone Companies

The purpose of this survey is to better understand the development and demand for Internet services in rural Minnesota from the perspective of rural telephone companies. It is important to keep in mind that today, Internet services are offered by a variety of providers, including cable TV providers and wireless providers, along with telephone providers. ...

2002 Rural Minnesota Internet Study How rural Minnesotans are adopting and using communication technology

Growth in the overall number of people owning home computers or in the overall number of people connecting to the Internet between 2001 and 2002 appears to be flat. As in 2001, approximately 60% of rural Minnesota households own a working computer and of those with a computer, approximately 80% are connected to the Internet. ...