Task Force Recommends Continued Investment of High-Speed Internet

PC: Fox 11 Online

MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) — A task force appointed by Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers recommends continued investment in high-speed broadband.

Evers says access to reliable high-speed internet is a necessity, not a luxury.

Recommendations include efficiently deploying federal broadband funds while sustaining the progress already made towards digital equity. The task force also recommends improving coordination with Tribal Nations and local communities and ensuing access through either federal or state action.

Since 2019, the Evers administration has allocated more than $345 million in state and federal funds to expand high-speed internet, including the state’s largest-ever investment in broadband expansion.