Year: 2012

Rural Minnesota Journal 2012

Rural Minnesota Journal 2012

Who Lives in Rural Minnesota: A Region in Transition   Who lives in rural Minnesota? When the editorial committee settled on this for a theme 2012, the answer seemed obvious. But as soon as the discussion began to scratch the surface, the reality became more and more complicated. The truth of the matter, the committee ...

2012 Economic Contribution of Telecommunication Companies Serving Greater Minnesota

ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION OF TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANIES SERVING GREATER MN Residents of Greater Minnesota receive telecommunications services from a variety of providers; and this industry is undergoing rapid change and evolution. Increasing challenges and pressures facing the telecommunications industry has led the Minnesota Telecommunications Alliance (MTA) to pose the question of “What is  the economic contribution of ...

Digital Divide 2.0 and Beyond (2012 Minnesota Internet Study)

Examining the current state of Internet access in Minnesota and how the digital divide is redefined now that Internet access is here to stay. The 2012 Minnesota Internet Survey is the ninth in a series of surveys looking at the state of Internet access in Minnesota since 2001. This latest survey looks at where we’re ...