Please encourage others to take the speed test!

Click Here for a printable flyer you can hand out to friends, family and colleagues 

Questions and answers regarding the speed test

OPTIONALLY Take the WI PSC WISER State Speed Test Survey

This interactive map shows broadband relatred information including:

• Current and proposed County owned fiber runs
• Municipalities, schools, 911, fire and law enforcement.
• Business parks and economic layer information
• School districts & school buildings
• Law enforcement, fire stations and related emergency management information
• RDOF and other federal and WI State mapping information
• Aggregate Speed Test data
• Other information provided by the Planning and Land Services Office

Note, not all government-owned fiber lines are on this map. None of the proposed fiber has been approved as of 7/29/2022.

NEW NORTH and BROWN COUNTY worked together on a regional broadband survey.   The regional report and Brown County have been published.  

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

Brown County New North Broadband Study Executive Summary 
Brown County New North Broadband Study Full Report

Entire NewNorth Regional Executive Summary (18 County Region)
Entire NewNorth Regional Full Report (18 County Region)

State of Wisconsin Public Service Commission Broadband Office Information

• Website: https://psc.wi.gov/Pages/ServiceType/Broadband.aspx
• WI PSC Broadband Map: https://maps.psc.wi.gov/apps/WisconsinBroadbandMap/ 
• PSC Broadband Grant Awards note Brown County has not recieved grants since 2019.

State of Wisconsin Governor's Task Force on Broadband Access

• Webpage for the task force
• 2022 Governor's Task Force on Broadband Access Report
• 2021 Governor's Task Force on Broadband Access Report

   
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program

 
This program provides $42.45 billion to expand high-speed internet access by funding planning, infrastructure deployment and adoption programs in all 50 states.  

• General BEAD program information  
• BEAD Broadband Map

Please note the funds are not avialable to state, local and tribal governments yet.  We can qualify for MORE of this funding if we get good speed tests, take your speed test here

 
 
FCC Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF)

 
Areas in the southern part of Brown County recieved RDOF funding. Numerous Internet Service Providers bid in a reverse auction to provide internet service in targeted areas and were awarded in November of 2020.  

• RDOF fact sheet https://www.fcc.gov/auction/904/factsheet
• FCC RDOF (Rural Digital Opportunity Fund) Map - shows where funds have already been awarded for implementation before 2026.
• There is a layer representing RDOF on the Brown County planning map https://browncounty.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ae44a0c299554f7ea4e2561d82700451