http://dailyreporter.com Wisconsin's Construction Authority Wed, 22 May 2013 22:09:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://dailyreporter.com/2010/06/23/federal-stimulus-money-for-broadband-approved/ http://dailyreporter.com/2010/06/23/federal-stimulus-money-for-broadband-approved/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:30:24 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=55233 MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin schools and libraries will get increased broadband access paid for with federal stimulus money under a plan that has been approved by a legislative committee. The Legislature’s budget committee on Wednesday unanimously approved spending nearly $23 million in stimulus money to add fiber optic connections in 82 schools and 385 [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2010/06/23/federal-stimulus-money-for-broadband-approved/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2010/03/10/cities-jostle-for-google-network/ http://dailyreporter.com/2010/03/10/cities-jostle-for-google-network/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:13:12 +0000 Joe Yovino http://dailyreporter.com/?p=40970 By Sean Ryan At least three Wisconsin cities are looking for the best way to impress Google as they compete for the company’s planned fiber-optic network. Google, an information-technology company based in Mountainview, Calif., plans to build a fiber-optic network to offer high-speed Internet service, and is accepting applications from communities nationwide until March 26. [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2010/03/10/cities-jostle-for-google-network/feed/ 2 http://dailyreporter.com/2010/03/10/search-this-madison-among-cities-wooing-google/ http://dailyreporter.com/2010/03/10/search-this-madison-among-cities-wooing-google/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:18:36 +0000 Joe Yovino http://dailyreporter.com/?p=40947 MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Madison is among cities around the country trying to persuade Google to test its new fiber-optic network which is expected to be more than 100 times faster than current Internet connections. According to Madison officials, the Google Fiber network could bring more than 1,000 jobs and $97 million in infrastructure investment [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2010/03/10/search-this-madison-among-cities-wooing-google/feed/ 0