Sometimes, I just like to keep an eye on the neighbors, especially if that might open to the door to MN-WI border broadband opportunities. WI Governor Tony Ever’s website reports…

Gov. Tony Evers today urged Republicans in the Wisconsin State Legislature to approve substantial state budget investments to continue expanding high-speed internet across Wisconsin as new sweeping Trump Administration changes to the BEAD Program will effectively delay broadband funding Wisconsin expects to receive. Wisconsin Broadband Office (WBO) at the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin estimates that 39 percent of Wisconsinites lack access to affordable internet and that there are 262,000 locations that are considered unserved in Wisconsin as of December 2024.