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Broadband Grants	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Broadband Grants Abstract
Broadband Grants [Text Block]	Note 13 – Broadband Grants On December 8, 2022, the Company was awarded four broadband grants from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). The grants will provide up to 45.0% to 50.0% of the total cost of building fiber connections to homes and businesses for improved high-speed Internet in unserved and underserved communities and businesses in the Company’s service area. The Company is eligible to receive $8,594,688 of approximately $18,139,749 total project costs. The Company will provide the remaining 50.0% to 55.0% matching funds. Construction and expenditures for these projects began in the spring of 2023. We have not received any funds for these projects as of June 30, 2023. On January 29, 2021, the Company was awarded five broadband grants from the DEED. The grants will provide up to 35.4% of the total cost of building fiber connections to homes and businesses for improved high-speed Internet in unserved or underserved communities and businesses in the Company’s service area. The Company is eligible to receive $1,918,037 of the approximately $5,419,617 total project costs. The Company will provide the remaining 64.6% of the matching funds. Construction and expenditures for these projects began in the spring of 2021. We have received $1,467,308 for these projects as of June 30, 2023.

Broadband Grants

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Note 13 – Broadband Grants

On December 8, 2022, the Company was awarded four broadband grants from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). The grants will provide up to 45.0% to 50.0% of the total cost of building fiber connections to homes and businesses for improved high-speed Internet in unserved and underserved communities and businesses in the Company’s service area. The Company is eligible to receive $8,594,688 of approximately $18,139,749 total project costs. The Company will provide the remaining 50.0% to 55.0% matching funds. Construction and expenditures for these projects began in the spring of 2023. We have not received any funds for these projects as of June 30, 2023.

On January 29, 2021, the Company was awarded five broadband grants from the DEED. The grants will provide up to 35.4% of the total cost of building fiber connections to homes and businesses for improved high-speed Internet in unserved or underserved communities and businesses in the Company’s service area. The Company is eligible to receive $1,918,037 of the approximately $5,419,617 total project costs. The Company will provide the remaining 64.6% of the matching funds. Construction and expenditures for these projects began in the spring of 2021. We have received $1,467,308 for these projects as of June 30, 2023.