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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The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin awarded $7.6 million on Thursday to bolster the state's high-speed-internet offerings — laying the groundwork for what would be the largest round of broadband expansion grants in state history.

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Northern Wisconsin leaders are frustrated by the lack of progress on providing access to broadband internet in the region.

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Republican lawmakers are circulating a bill to expand broadband service in underserved parts of the state.

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As part of his State of the State address earlier this week, Gov. Scott Walker announced he had big plans in store for efforts to expand broadband telecommunications service to rural parts of Wisconsin, including a proposal to set aside another $13 million to be put toward broadband-expansion projects over the next three years.

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