Good Friends in High Places

Link to January 27 La Crosse Tribune article, "Vilsack promotes rural Internet access as new ag secretary".

Excerpt:
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Monday the department he leads needs to be a supporter of 21st century rural communities and lent his support to a proposal to expand broadband Internet access in rural areas.

“The capacity of folks in rural communities to have access to the Internet cannot be underappreciated or underestimated,” Vilsack said. “You can’t open yourself up to world markets, to new opportunities, unless you have access to that tool.”

In Wisconsin, State Senator Dale Schultz (R-Richland Center), is taking a leadership role on this issue. Read his news release for Universal Broadband for a Rural Region (UBER).

Senator Schultz is one of the featured speakers at this year's WLA/WEMTA Library Legislative Day, February 3, at the Inn on the Park in Madison.