If only I could be in two places at once, but today I’m up in the broadband meeting in St Louis County but the FCC is traveling to other places in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The Benton Foundation reports…

Members of the FCC’s Consumer Outreach team will take to the road again for the next in a series of Rural Tours, this time journeying to the Upper Midwest states of Minnesota and Wisconsin.

During their travels to various cities and towns, the team will meet with community leaders and groups to share information and resources regarding telecommunication issues that affect daily lives. The team will also discuss the latest telecom scams targeting consumers’ privacy and pocketbooks, particularly in rural areas.

The Upper Midwest Region Rural Tour is the fourth in a series of trips designed to build partnerships with local consumer groups and hear directly from local consumers and community members.

Topics include:

• Robocalls, spoofing and other scam alerts
• Slamming, cramming and other issues related to consumer phone bills
• The Broadcast Television Transition, and how consumers may be affected
• Promoting online access, including broadband service
• Telehealth
• Protecting mobile devices from loss or theft
• How to file complaints and comments with the FCC

Tour Schedule as of June 14, 2019:

All events listed below are free and open to the public unless noted otherwise.

Day 1:  Monday, 6/24

• 9:30 am
  Presentation at the Chaska Community Center – Download Event Flyer
  1661 Park Ridge Drive, Chaska, MN 55318

• 1:00 pm
  Presentation at Nicollett County Health and Human Services – Download Event Flyer
  622 South Front St., St. Peter, MN 56082

• Meetings with local leaders in Blue Earth County, MN; Chaska, MN and Le Sueur, MN – closed to the general public

Day 2:  Tuesday, 6/25

• 1:00 pm
  Presentation at the Semcac Senior Dining – Download Event Flyer
  Dodge County:  Sunwood Manor, 200 1st St. NE, Kasson, MN  55944

• Meetings with local leaders in Owatonna, MN and Waseca, MN – closed to the general public

Day 3:  Wednesday, 6/26

• 12:00 pm
  Presentation at City Hall – Download Event Flyer
  207 Lafayette St., Winona, MN 55987

• 3:30 pm
  Presentation at City Hall – Download Event Flyer
  315 Main St., La Crescent, MN 55974

• 6:00 pm
  Presentation at La Crosse Public Library – Download Event Flyer
  800 Main Street, La Crosse, WI 54601

• Meetings with local leaders in St. Charles, MN – closed to the general public

Day 4:  Thursday, 6/27

• 12:00 pm
  Presentation at the Kupper Ratsch Senior Center – Download Event Flyer
  10025 Superior Ave., Tomah, WI 54660
• Meetings with local leaders in in Mauston, WI; New Lisbon, WI; Sparta, WI and Tomah, WI – closed to the general public

Day 5:  Friday, 6/28

• 12:00 pm
  Presentation at DeForest Senior Center – Download Event Flyer
  505 N Main St., DeForest, WI 53532
• 3:00 pm
  Presentation at Portage Public Library – Download Event Flyer
  253 W. Edgewater St., Portage, WI 53901
• Meetings with local leaders Portage, WI and Wisconsin Dells, WI  – closed to the general public