The state of Wisconsin has begun accepting applications for $42 million in rural broadband funding. The awards will be made through the state’s Broadband Infrastructure Program. Applications are due November 7 at 1:30 p.m. The funding for the program came…
Charter Communications is partnering with the town of Erin, WI, on a $4.5 million public-private partnership that will bring Spectrum services to almost 1,500 homes and businesses. Charter will contribute $4.2 million and Erin will add $300,000. The town’s contribution…
The state of Wisconsin announced broadband funding awards totaling $16.6 million today. Winners include Charter, TDS Telecom, Frontier and 21 other service providers. Many of the other providers were smaller local companies, including Washington Island Electric Cooperative, which was the…
UScellular is providing a private 5G network platform to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Connected Systems Institute (UWM CSI) to support cutting edge research involving IoT sensors and controls. Private wireless networks use the same technology as public cellular networks but…
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has announced another set of planning grants for its Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) and Digital Equity programs. BEAD is a $42.45 billion program and Digital Equity is a $2.75 billion program….
TDS Telecom is expanding its ongoing network build in Wisconsin with moves into Whitewater and Manitowoc. The company also said that it is breaking ground on its previously announced network in Tomah. Work on the additional projects is expected to…
T-Mobile is rolling out its fixed wireless access (FWA) 5G Home Internet service to more than 6 million homes in 70 markets in Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin. There are 25 markets in Illinois (including Chicago, Peoria and Pontiac), 28 in…
The U.S. Treasury Department today approved broadband projects in Massachusetts, Michigan and Wisconsin, awarding them a total of $435 million. The funds come from the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund. The $10 billion program, which was created by the American Rescue…
TDS Telecommunications is expanding its broadband fiber footprint in Wisconsin with planned deployments to 85,000 homes and businesses in 18 communities. Communities that are part of the project are Sheboygan, Sheboygan Falls, Plymouth, Kohler, Fond du Lac, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson,…
Once it has the green light to start construction, Brightspeed will begin the process of bringing fiber broadband to 150,000 homes in Wisconsin. The first phase of the multi-year project aims to bring fiber broadband to 70,000 addresses in 15…
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin last week awarded $124,967,392 in funding for 71 projects in the state’s Broadband Expansion Grant Program. The projects, which are aimed at areas that are unserved or underserved, will bring broadband to more than…
TDS Telecommunications and the city of Janesville, Wisconsin have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on plans to build a symmetrical 2 Gbps FTTH network. The network will reach about 30,000 addresses. In addition to connectivity, the network will offer…
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