NEW NORTH and BROWN COUNTY worked together on a regional broadband survey.   The regional report is published.  The BROWN COUNTY report has not been published yet, we expect it mid April to mid May 2022. 

Copies of reports and details regarding the NewNorth Broadband Study are available here: https://www.thenewnorth.com/broadband-access/ 

If you have NOT taken the speed test, the broadband speed test tool is still available.  Every test helps prove service availability or lack of availability.  TAKE THE TEST  We may still qualify for future grants so please participate.

For a printable flyer (with a QR Code) you can hand out to friends, family and colleagues, click here.

View the Proposed Brown County Govt Fiber Expansion Map – this is a reference map showing possible government focused fiber runs and services with numerous overlays. It includes municipalities, schools, 911, fire and law enforcement. Not all government-owned fiber lines are on this map. None of the proposed fiber has been approved as of 4/20/2021.

The 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) provided $48.2 billion in broadband funding.  Click Here for information regarding the IIJA funding.  Please note the funds are not avialable to state, local and tribal governments yet.  

FCC RDOF (Rural Digital Opportunity Fund) Map - shows where funds have already been recently awarded.

National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Broadband Speed Map rural  areas in southern, eastern and parts of western Brown County are identified as underserved.