Grow North Regional Economic Development Incorporated has sent out a number of surveys to Northwoods towns to gather information on Internet use.
Executive Director Angi Schreiber says the surveys will help get a clearer picture of broadband in the Northwoods...
"....residential, home-based business and businesses. We have teacher surveys going out to the schools. Those should be distributed directly to the schools. Those will be sent directly to the schools. The business and home-based business surveys will be hitting mailboxes this week..."
In Vilas county, the towns of Presque Isle, Manitowish Waters, Boulder Junction will get the surveys, Three Lakes in Oneida county, and Hiles in Forest county. She says the goal is to show an accurate map of broadband use and coverage in the Northwoods.
Schreiber says if anyone is interested in finding out why each area was selected, they can go to the website grownorth.orgto find out more information.
