District #37 Rural Broadband Coalition

District #37 Rural Broadband Coalition Our focus is the townships of Deerfield, Christiana, Albion, Dunkirk, and Rutland and the Villages of Cambridge, Deerfield and Rockdale.

Purpose: To advocate for affordable, accessible, reliable broadband in all of Dane County, especially its rural eastern and southern portions, with a goal of 100% coverage as soon as possible. District #37 Rural Broadband Coalition

Purpose: To advocate for affordable, accessible, reliable broadband in all of Dane County, especially its rural eastern and southern portions, with a goal of 100% cove

rage as soon as possible. Need: Even before the pandemic, residents of rural Dane County knew that our lack of high-speed internet was a significant problem that went far beyond difficulty downloading movies. Today, families trying to educate their children virtually face significant issues of access and accessibility. Farmers lack fast internet connections with which to make important economic decisions. The contributions of artists, authors, educators and small businesses are held back by slow satellite connections, which produces stagnating growth in towns and villages as families and businesses migrate to cities. For teachers, the slow connection how it also inhibits teachers (at all levels) forced to work from home from communicating with their students. This of course is pressing during the pandemic but also for communicating outside of the classroom. For seniors/older adults who may have difficulty securing transportation to medical appointments, the lack of high-speed internet makes it much more difficulty to utilize tele-medicine. High speed broadband is not a luxury. It is an essential utility like clean water, electricity, or highways. Solutions: Small, scattered populations in Dane County have long organized to meet their own needs, but broadband Internet service demands government-led action. Resources:

https://psc.wi.gov/Pages/Programs/WBO.aspx

https://board.countyofdane.com/Districts/Map/37

https://maps.psc.wi.gov/apps/WisconsinBroadbandMap/



News:

A recent A three-part series in the Stoughton Courier-Hub delves into the issues of rural broadband. https://www.unifiednewsgroup.com/stoughton_courier_hub/news/part-i-pandemic-exacerbates-issues-of-rural-broadband-access/article_47264f2c-7cb6-569c-9bdb-1694b5a42c13.html

https://www.unifiednewsgroup.com/stoughton_courier_hub/news/rural-broadband-part-ii-economic-hurdles-remain/article_fc8d785e-b658-5b94-8e07-adf6bc96e139.html -source=login


https://www.unifiednewsgroup.com/stoughton_courier_hub/news/rural-broadband-part-iii-towns-county-state-work-together-on-solutions/article_6c85ecb5-26ba-5c24-9891-ab0819f21e7f.html

Thanks, Deana.
07/31/2021

Thanks, Deana.

The Dane County Broadband Task Force is looking to solve rural internet connectivity issues in the area. The force’s inaugural meeting was held July 20.

07/12/2021

https://archive.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/116208059.html/

State officials are returning $23 million to the federal government, saying there were too many strings attached to stimulus money that was supposed to be for expanding high-speed Internet service in schools, libraries and government agencies.

I have to admit to being skeptical that anything could be done to derail this project, but I had not counted on criminal...
07/01/2021

I have to admit to being skeptical that anything could be done to derail this project, but I had not counted on criminal behavior on the part of a PSC commissioner!

American Transmission Co. and ITC Midwest filed a request Monday with the Public Service Commission to rescind the permit for the $492 million Cardinal-Hickory Creek transmission line and reopen the

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