Watch what they do, not what they say: Wisconsin Republicans play games with funding state's broadband infrastructure

 

Photos:  Wisconsin Senate, Wisconsin  Assembly

Headline:  Broadband Breakfast, 8/1/2024

Meanwhile, Assembly Democrats argue that federal dollars alone will not be enough to ensure high-speed internet reaches all corners of the state.   

Rep. Melissa Ratcliff, D-Cottage Grove, a member of Evers’ Task Force on Broadband Access, emphasized that state support was crucial to address other barriers to internet access, such as affordability issues. 

In its fourth annual report on statewide broadband access released in July, the governor’s broadband task force proposed a range of initiatives, including the creation of a statewide internet affordability program for low-income households. This program would serve as a successor to the federal Affordable Connectivity Program, which provided one-in-six Wisconsin households with a discount of $30 a month toward internet service.

Supporters of affordable broadband for all Wisconsin residents.

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