By Karen Stokes The Biden administration on Monday, May 9, announced a plan to expand affordable high-speed internet access for millions of Americans. “High speed internet is not a luxury any longer,” the president said at an event to unveil the program in the White House Rose Garden. “It’s a necessity, and that’s why the […]
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Broadband Access is an Urban and Rural Problem
By Alex Lasry Reliable broadband access is a major problem across Wisconsin. While most public discussions of the need for broadband focuses on isolated, rural communities, the reality is that families in our urban cities, especially Milwaukee’s poor urban neighborhoods, also struggle daily with this problem. Broadband has become as much a public necessity as […]