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Article: Broadband coming to rural areas Firms pursue stimulus funds for expansion
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- August 19, 2009
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By RICK BARRETT
Much of rural Wisconsin could get improved broadband Internet
access under various pitches for federal stimulus money.
Broadband is a high-speed Internet connection capable of moving
large amounts of data through fiber-optic cables and other means.
Currently, many rural residents only have dial-up Internet service,
a slow-speed connection through telephone wires.
Residents and businesses in 26 Wisconsin counties could get
broadband from Hilbert Communications of Green Bay if the company is
successful in its pitch for stimulus funds, the company said.
Hilbert would not reveal the amount of money the company is
asking for until it files an application this week with the ...