With infusion of broadband expansion funds, rural areas take steps to connect

Wed
15
Sep

With infusion of broadband expansion funds, rural areas take steps to connect

When the rest of the world went virtual during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, rural Wisconsin went dark.

“Education didn’t slow,” said Taylor County Supervisor Mike Bub of Medford. “It stopped.”

In an effort to close those internet-access gaps, more money is going toward broadband expansion in Wisconsin than ever before.

 

 


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