State announces current round of internet expansion grants; big carriers get little to nothing

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28
Oct

State announces current round of internet expansion grants; big carriers get little to nothing


Howard Marklein. (Submitted photo)

Local telecommunications companies, utilities and cooperatives were the big winners in the most recent $100-million-grant round of public funding for the expansion in Wisconsin of high-speed internet, also known as broadband.

National and statewide companies like Frontier, Charter, TDS and AT&T mostly saw their requests denied.

 

 


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