The effort to expand broadband internet to underserved rural areas in Wisconsin would get a $125 million boost under a provision approved Tuesday by the Republican-controlled budget committee, about $75 million less in state funding than Gov. Tony Evers proposed.

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Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday said he's dedicating $100 million in federal coronavirus aid to help extend broadband services in Wisconsin — announcing what will be the state's largest-ever investment in broadband technology.

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Officials in Dane County have created a task force to explore how to expand internet access for rural residents.

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Students in northern Wisconsin school district without reliable home internet will soon be able to connect to their school networks via a drone-powered cellular signal.

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The Newcomer household near Monroe is fairly typical for rural Wisconsin. It is surrounded by cornfields. The nearest neighbor is a quarter-mile down the road. And the internet service is spotty at best.

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Wisconsin and 10 other states have reached a deal with the communications companies T-Mobile and Sprint to settle litigation challenging the companies’ merger, Attorney General Josh Kaul said Thursday.

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Rules governing design-build on highway projects, a state credit for Opportunity Zone investors and a ban on coal tar sealants are among the construction-related bills that are before Wisconsin lawmakers this week.

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A bill in the state Legislature aims to prod telecom companies to expand rural broadband in Wisconsin with a tax break on new projects.

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The Wisconsin Assembly has passed a bill that would limit the regulation of 5G, or "small cell," technology.

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Slow speeds, bad coverage and expensive service. These are just some of the causes for complaint mentioned in nearly 300 public comments on the Rural Broadband Pilot Program proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a review by the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting found.

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