Wisconsin Gov. Walker Awards $1.5 Million in Broadband Grants
Wisconsin awarded $1.5 million in broadband expansion grants to 13 projects in underserved areas, Gov. Scott Walker (R) said Friday, with $2.31 million in matching funds, after Public Service Commissioners voted 3-0 Thursday. TDS Telecom gets $285,917 to deploy broadband…
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with speeds up to 25 Mbps to 300 underserved households in Vermont, Wisconsin, covering about half the build’s cost, said Vice President-External Affairs Drew Petersen. Other recipients: CenturyLink ($167,300), Amherst Telephone ($170,000) and a private-public partnership between Charter Communications and Dunn, Wisconsin ($106,395).