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Paul Bunyan Rural Telephone Cooperative · Fiber · Minnesota

Official project code: CM61-BEAD-MN-17-1321

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Minnesota broadband project CM61-BEAD-MN-17-1321 (CM61-BEAD-MN-17-1321) is a broadband project record in Minnesota. Recorded technology: Fiber. Reported award: $1,878,300.00. Linked award holder: Paul Bunyan Rural Telephone Cooperative.

Award
$1.9M ($1,878,300.00)
Locations
146
Technology
Fiber
Planned start
May 3, 2027 (2027-05-03)
Planned completion
Nov 30, 2028 (2028-11-30)

Who's on this project

The award holder decides its own bids and subcontracts.

Schedule

Dates as reported. Not a bid calendar. A planned date is not evidence that work occurred.

  1. in ~2 yr

    Planned completionPlanned

  2. in 8 mo

    Planned startPlanned

  3. Today

    Latest snapshot

    Last material change Sep 17, 2026.

Record quality

Sources cited
1
Summary
From published records
Source as of
Last material change

Record details

NTIA NTIA federal reporting

Official project code
CM61-BEAD-MN-17-1321Official project code · NTIA federal reportingNTIA federal reportingAs of Sep 5, 2026 · Record: program79:MN:CM61-BEAD-MN-17-1321
Project state or territory
MinnesotaProject state or territory · NTIA federal reportingNTIA federal reportingAs of Sep 5, 2026 · Record: program79:MN:CM61-BEAD-MN-17-1321
Reported award
$1,878,300.00Reported award · NTIA federal reportingNTIA federal reportingAs of Sep 5, 2026 · Record: program79:MN:CM61-BEAD-MN-17-1321Reporting period: 2026-09-05
Planned service locations
146Planned service locations · NTIA federal reportingNTIA federal reportingAs of Sep 5, 2026 · Record: program79:MN:CM61-BEAD-MN-17-1321Reporting period: 2026-09-05
Recorded deployment technologies
FiberRecorded deployment technologies · NTIA federal reportingNTIA federal reportingAs of Sep 5, 2026 · Record: program79:MN:CM61-BEAD-MN-17-1321
Project award status
Not reportedProject award status · NTIA federal reportingNTIA federal reportingAs of Sep 5, 2026 · Record: program79:MN:CM61-BEAD-MN-17-1321
Planned start
2027-05-03Planned start · NTIA federal reportingNTIA federal reportingAs of Sep 5, 2026 · Record: program79:MN:CM61-BEAD-MN-17-1321Planned date — not evidence that work occurred.
Planned completion
2028-11-30Planned completion · NTIA federal reportingNTIA federal reportingAs of Sep 5, 2026 · Record: program79:MN:CM61-BEAD-MN-17-1321Planned date — not evidence that work occurred.

Sources, method and limits

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Sources and evidence

  1. NTIA
    NTIA federal reportingAs of: Sep 5, 2026 · Record: program79:MN:CM61-BEAD-MN-17-1321

Limitations and interpretation

  • An award is a research signal. The award holder decides its own bids and subcontracts. Confirm project status and vendor needs with them.
  • The approval stage is inherited from a state-program milestone; individual project execution is not independently confirmed by that milestone.

Cite or correct this record

Kapwork Grow, “Paul Bunyan Rural Telephone Cooperative · Fiber · Minnesota”, https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/bead/projects/minnesota-broadband-project-cm61-bead-mn-17-1321-pr_a5deacfe4a74f9c51a19, materially updated Sep 17, 2026.

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