Broadband

Vice President Kamala Harris plans to visit southeast Wisconsin this week. She will making a stop in Pleasant Prairie on Thursday to tout broadband and affordable connectivity before going to Milwaukee for a pair of campaign receptions.

The Biden administration has announced the rollout of more than $42 billion for the expansion of high-speed internet access, including $1 billion dollars for Wisconsin

The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin is hosting a series of listening sessions starting next week.

The Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe tribe announced plans Wednesday to build an independent, affordable broadband system with a more than $25 million grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Nearly 700 homes and small businesses in the Eagle River area will soon have access to broadband. Spectrum just completed a $1.1 million fiber-optic network expansion in the area.

Local news for Wednesday, July 13, 2022.

Governor Tony Evers visited Rhinelander Tuesday to hear from people about their broadband struggles.

The Wisconsin Public Service Commission recently awarded $125 million in grants for broadband expansion projects. That includes $5.4 million spread across three projects in Vilas County.