Dane County, Wisc., Addresses Digital Divide With Task Force
A unanimous vote from the Dane County Board has established a local broadband task force, which will, among other tasks, identify Internet gaps in the county and assist municipalities with state and federal grants.
April 23, 2021 •
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(TNS) — When Sup. Kate McGinnity was knocking on doors in rural southeastern Dane County for her campaign about a year and a half ago, she said "the No. 1 issue" she heard from about 2,000 residents was that they had trouble accessing the Internet.
"We have huge pockets where there is no Internet," McGinnity said of the county.