In a recent article from CNN, the internet is called, “…the ultimate democratizer. It’s open to everyone and allows all people to communicate.” The article discusses how Facebook and Google are working to provide their users with the tools to translate what they post/read/engage with into other languages, thus adding billions of people all over [...]

Bringing broadband access to all of Wisconsin’s residents might happen even faster now that the FCC has finalized their rules regarding the amount of time state and local zoning organizations have to approve a site application for wireless broadband towers. The rule used to say that authorities had to act within a “reasonable period of [...]

A new bill has been introduced in the Wisconsin State Legislature that would undo the progress our state has made in expanding consumer access to video and internet options, improving infrastructure, and creating new jobs. The “Cable Consumer Repair Bill” was introduced by Rep. Hebl on Tuesday, and seeks to overturn the system of cable [...]

When my grandparents got a computer in the late 90’s, I was so proud, but also slightly worried about their technology literacy and being able to utilize the internet to the fullest. Years later, they send frequent emails, buy things online, and are always looking to learn more about how to better utilize this technology. [...]

The past few days have been very exciting for Wisconsin residents who still don’t have broadband internet access. First, the Public Service Commission was awarded the much needed and anticipated $1.7 million broadband mapping grant last Friday. Kathleen Gallagher, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Journal Reporter wrote an article about how the grant will affect Wisconsin. Thad [...]

When school kids decades from now are asked what they think the most significant invention of human record is we would be willing to bet that the “internet” will rank high on that list. And this assumption is being made only 40 years after the technology was first developed! We have not even begun to [...]

We have done many blogs around the important issue of broadband deployment in Wisconsin’s rural areas. The following quote from a recent Green Bay Press Gazette article explains again the importance of broadband deployment in Wisconsin: “Broadband is important for education, important for economic development,” said Gary Evenson of the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. [...]