On Thursday, June 23 the Wisconsin Public Service Commission (PSC) announced that $125 million in Broadband Expansion grants had been awarded for 71 projects.
Four of those projects will expand broadband mostly in Sawyer County to 3,707 residences and 340 businesses.
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