03/25/2013 BCCB, Chippewa Valley, Education, Event, Rural Broadband, Training, Wisconsin by j.smith
“Transforming Lives & Communities” describes the work of the University of Wisconsin Colleges and UW-Extension presented in the online 2012 Annual Report at http://annualreport2012.uwex.uwc.edu/. Through stories and videos, more than 40 students, learners, clients and participants explain how UW-Extension or UW Colleges helped transform their lives, businesses or communities. The report also features an illustrated [...]
[...] READ MORE »03/18/2013 Data, PSC Link Wisconsin, Wisconsin by j.smith
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission (PSC-W) has launched an effort to map broadband availability in Wisconsin. Those maps are currently available on the LinkWisconsin web site While these interactive maps are a huge improvement over the data we had available the last few years, they really don’t inform the most important question: Are businesses and [...]
[...] READ MORE »01/15/2013 Data, Education, PSC Link Wisconsin, Wisconsin by j.smith
The University Wisconsin-Extension’s Center for Community Technology Solutions, in partnership with the Public Service Commission-WI (PSC), WEDC and a host of statewide partners to promote and support the LinkWISCONSIN broadband demand survey. This exciting project will for the first time map both business and residential internet services statewide in a color coded scheme showing adequate, [...]
[...] READ MORE »12/10/2012 BCCB, CANs, CCI, Chippewa Valley, Wisconsin by j.smith
This week was one of much paperwork with budgeting and equipment ordering being a large piece of it. Our budget is still in order and is looking to be a little short in a couple areas but balancing out with a little surplus in others. As of right now we are still on target even [...]
[...] READ MORE »11/05/2012 BCCB, CANs, Education, Platteville, Training, Wisconsin by j.smith
The Platteville Wisconsin Senior Center has received a grant from the Wisconsin Public Service Commission to add ZoomText software in their center. ZoomText can be used by visually impaired-computer users to make email and research easier. The Center’s keyboards and laptop keyboards also have high contract, large print letters and numbers. The grant was awarded [...]
[...] READ MORE »11/05/2012 BCCB, CANs, CCI, Chippewa Valley, Education, Wisconsin by j.smith
One of the most terrific parts of our WI BTOP grant was that it tore down “silos” and brought together so many disparate stakeholders—education, libraries, municipalities, state, health care and others—that would not have otherwise collaborated in the public interest. Getting the story out about broadband and putting a “face” on fiber and on our [...]
[...] READ MORE »10/22/2012 BCCB, CANs, CCI, Chippewa Valley, College of Menominee Nation, Education, Event, Platteville, Policy, PSC Link Wisconsin, Rural Broadband, SBA, Superior, Training, Uncategorized, Wausau, Wisconsin by j.smith
Broadband Summit 2012 materials UWEX 2012 Summit Agenda UWEX 2012 Summit attendee list UWEX Building Subscribership Guide 10.2012 CAN Guide QR Code info sheet: What they are, how to use them UWC UWEX Government Relations Packet_Complete UW-Extension Center for Community Technology Solutions Presentations 10.23.12 Chancellor Ray Cross PSC Broadband Director Tithi Chattopadhyay Roles Communities Can [...]
[...] READ MORE »08/29/2012 Policy, PSC Link Wisconsin, Wisconsin by j.smith
Reprinted from: http://bizopinion.wisbusiness.com/2012/08/tithi-chattopadhyay-score-for-wisconsin.html As the state’s first statewide broadband director, I am here to encourage a dialogue on how to best promote broadband deployment across the state. But first, I have to answer a common question. What is broadband? In short, broadband is high-speed Internet. In practice, it is a vital business tool, a key [...]
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