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	Podcast:		Local Features by WXPR
	Episode:		High Speed Internet Access Spotty In The Northwoods
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:04:44
	Publish Date:		2020-05-19 06:16:00
	Description:		Many in the Northwoods do not have access to high speed broadband internet. That’s a critical gap in modern living, especially with the health emergency keeping people at home. State grants through the Public Service Commission have recently been awarded to some communities and counties to help remedy the situation. According to Forest County Broadband Commission Chair Mark Ferris , “Broadband today is much like electricity a hundred years ago. We consider it a utility. It is critical to the operation of any business and of course it is critical for families and their children to be able to connect.” Ferris led the effort in Forest County that recently secured one of the largest state grants from the Wisconsin Broadband Office, a Division of the Public Service Commission. As of 2019, the Federal Communication Commission reports that nearly 28 percent of residents in rural Wisconsin lack access to broadband highspeed internet, defined as download speeds of at least 25 megahertz per
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