Broadband task force waits on PSC decisions; county posts updated internet data inventory

May 2, 2025

Marathon County staff reported the county's internet-service data inventory is online and that the Broadband Equity and Access Deployment (BEAD/BED) process at the Wisconsin Public Service Commission is paused while federal reviewers evaluate eligibility criteria; the county remains engaged with providers that submitted proposals.

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County staff told the Infrastructure Committee that the county has published an improved inventory of internet service speeds on its website and that Marathon County Pulse shows about 88% of households with access to high-speed internet under locally available measures.

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