Wisconsin Awards $27.8M for Internet Adoption

The Wisconsin Public Service Commission awarded more than $27.8 million for broadband adoption and digital navigators using American Rescue Plan Act money from the U.S. Treasury’s Capital Projects Fund, Gov. Tony Evers (D) said Friday. The 11 funded projects will provide loaned devices to 52,409 households and free Wi-Fi to 33,682 households, the governor’s office said. The largest of the Wisconsin awards was $16.5 million for United Way to distribute 33,000 devices to low-income households.