2022 Governor's Task Force on Broadband Access

The Wisconsin Governor’s Task Force on Broadband Access releases its second report. In 2022, the Task Force worked as Congress passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), making a once-in-a-generation investment in broadband access, adoption, and affordability. Almost all of the recommendations from the first annual Task Force report still ring true, and the Task Force members believe that the goals and recommendations set within the first report should be advanced, as seen in the Policy recommendations. This year, the Task Force focused on gathering input from people and organizations that could inform the rollout of timely initiatives like the IIJA programs and state programs. The 2021 Task Force on Broadband report focused on five areas of concern--policy and legislative, funding, data and mapping, active network building and community alignment, and digital equity and inclusion--in order for broadband access to become broadly accessible, affordable, and adoptable. The Task Force focused on options for Wisconsin to leverage the many broadband planning initiatives around the state to the benefit of the state’s overall broadband goals. Additionally, the Task Force focused on policy issues that may emerge as the state and national broadband landscape shifts in the coming years. Read the report here.