State grants to spur rural broadband projects in Oconto Falls, Sheboygan County


State grants to spur rural broadband projects in Oconto Falls, Sheboygan County


HOWARD - A Green Bay-area internet provider expects a pair of new fiber optic projects to help spur economic development in parts of Oconto Falls and Sheboygan County.

Nsight Telservices will install two miles of fiber optic cable through the Oconto Falls business park this year, and about eight miles of cable near Sheboygan Falls in 2019.

Nsight is one of dozens of companies and government bodies across the state chosen to help further build the state`s communication infrastructure in rural areas.

The Oconto Falls project, which last week received a $49,230 preliminary grant from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, is expected to replace aging 20th century “copper” communications infrastructure, said Mick O’Malley, Nsight’s senior director of internal controls and operations...

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Ken Notes: Make deals now to share this fiber access with cell co`s in exchange for future G5 systems. Trust me -- stay ahead of the curve in thinking and behind the curve in spending.

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