2021 Top Stories: Broadband access is coming
31 Dec 2021
News, pierce county
It has been a year of expanding broadband internet access to rural communities in western Wisconsin. In July, Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services, located in Ellsworth, launched Swift Current Connect, expanding broadband access to communities across its coverage area.
In October, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin announced the recipients of Broadband Access Grants through funding approved by Gov. Tony Evers. Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services received funding for nine projects.
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