Link to July 1 Marshfield News Herald article, "Marathon Co. could provide Internet access to rural areas".
Excerpt: The county will pay telecommunications firm Elert & Associates about $80,000 to study "gaps" in access and determine what it would take to make improvements, said Ed Hammer, county director of conservation, planning and zoning.
Officials working on the project say it could dramatically improve access for businesses and county residents.
"Hopefully, the independent study is going to be able to find out exactly what is out there and what the shortfall is. And is growth in business being hampered because there is nothing?" said County Board member Kurt Gibbs, who lives in the town of Cassel, where many residents have poor access.
The plan is in its early stages, though, leaving many questions unanswered.
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