Spectrum Extends Fiber to 1,300 Oconto County Sites, Gives $2,500 for Rural Telehealth

3 articles · Updated · Green Bay Press Gazette · Jul 16

$2,500 from Spectrum will go to the Bellin Health Foundation after the company expanded fiber broadband to more than 1,300 homes and businesses in rural Oconto County.
The buildout covers the townships of Oconto, Little River, Mountain and Townsend, with Spectrum and Emplify Health by Bellin tying the expansion to better telehealth access and virtual care technology.
Spectrum said the Wisconsin project is part of a broader push to bring gigabit service to unserved communities, with a national goal of reaching more than 1.7 million new locations.
State Rep. David Steffen said the added high-speed internet should widen economic opportunity in rural Wisconsin, where residents have long lacked dependable service.

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