Gov. Tony Evers is touting a new report showing continued progress in expanding internet access for Wisconsinites, while also calling for more state investment.
Internet providers added 163,000 new fiber internet connections to homes and businesses in the state last year, and 93,000 previously unserved locations now have high-speed internet access, the Governor’s Task Force on Broadband Access report states. The number of unserved locations went down 28% and nearly 90% of households have internet subscriptions.
Evers in a statement said while he’s proud of the progress that has been made, there is “much more work to do.”