On the Road to Broadband: Connecting Southwest Wisconsin Conference

On April 22 in Belmont, WI, the goal of a newly formed coalition between Wired Wisconsin, BEST, Wisconsin Rural Partners, and Badgerland Financial (all Wired Wisconsin Strategic Partners) came to fruition. We, Connecting Wisconsin, held our first regional conference intended to arm attendees with a better understanding of the barriers to broadband deployment in rural areas.

The conference was incredible. Over 100 people joined this important conversation to improve access to affordable, dependable broadband for better education, healthcare, and economic development for their communities.

We at Wired Wisconsin are so proud to have been part of this effort since day one. Working to increase access to broadband is really the heart of our coalition and establishing public/private partnerships among communities, businesses, and telecommunications companies—large and small—is crucial in achieving this goal.

So where next? Does your community need some guidance on the twisty road to broadband? Let us know—collaboration is the key to success.

For more information on Connecting Wisconsin, see www.connectingwi.org