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Infrastructure committee endorses three ISPs for state BEAD broadband applications; minutes approved
Summary
Marathon County's Infrastructure Committee voted to endorse Mosaic, Bertram and Bug Tussle for the state's BEAD program; the committee also approved its Jan. 9, 2024 meeting minutes.
The Marathon County Infrastructure Committee voted to endorse three internet service providers — Mosaic, Bertram and Bug Tussle — for the state’s Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program, the committee said. Supervisor Jensen made the motion and Supervisor Gisselman seconded; the motion passed by voice vote.
Why it matters: an official county endorsement awards additional points in the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin’s review and can improve an ISP’s chance of receiving state BEAD funding for build‑out in unserved and underserved project units within Marathon County.
County staff said Wisconsin has been allocated $1,055,000,000 under the BEAD program to serve…
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