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Community Broadband Fills Needed Gap in Wisconsin
Another video from the University of Wisconsin Extension Service's broadband stimulus project, Building Community Capacity through Broadband, which we have been covering here.
This video looks at why these community networks are needed and how private partners look at the project. These communities are often limited to much slower networks that are nonetheless priced higher than connections in larger cities. Community networks benefit residents and local businesses by creating competition, offering higher capacity connections, and lowering prices, often by working with private sector partners.
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