Broadband Education in Marathon County

The Building Community Capacity Through Broadband project partners with CCI Systems, a private broadband provider, to provide high-speed broadband for community organizations and underserved areas of Wisconsin. A new video explores the project designed to take the state of Wisconsin forward in technology.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012 What is this thing called social networking? Why might I want to use these tools to grow my business? Social networking applications can benefit small business by keeping your customers/friends communicating with you;  inform customers what products and services are available; a convenient way to let customers know of special sales; promote buying local; and can present products to a geographically diverse number of prospects to grow the [...]

Small business owners of all kinds face the common question, “Do I really need an online presence?” Today the answer is simple – YES!. This webinar will discuss the why and the how of building an online presence.

February 14, 2012 Telecommunications Deregulation and Broadband Expansion is the topic of an upcoming Wisline Program, as part of the Current Issues Affecting Local Government Officials series (PDF). The program is scheduled for February 14, 2012 from 10:30 am to 12:20 pm. A knowledgeable panel of speakers will address this complex area, giving local government [...]

January 12, 2012 - 1:00 p.m. (CT) Webinar Access – https://connect.extension.iastate.edu/etc-cop January 2012 begins the eCommerce series for small business owners how to enhance and utilize the online tools to reach a new audience. Julie Fox, Program Director Direct Marketing, Ohio State University will be the featured presenter for the January 12, eXtension Entrepreneurs and Their [...]

Wausau—Mike Theiss recently joined the Marathon County UW-Extension office as a Broadband Coordinator/Instructor. Theiss will be working with public and private partners across Marathon County to maximize the use of broadband to improve the area economy and quality of life for residents. Connecting Marathon County to dedicated high speed internet (or, broadband) is vital to [...]

Presenting project at Governor’s Economic Development Summit Mosinee, Wisconsin—Building Community Capacity through Broadband, the stimulus-funded project led by the University of Wisconsin-Extension, has been awarded a Top Rural Development Award 2011 fromWisconsin Rural Partners, Inc. BCCB is a public-private collaboration that is benefitting Wisconsin communities by connecting 182 community anchor institutions (libraries, education, government and [...]

On Friday, November 11, 2011 Dane County Circuit Court Judge Peter Anderson ruled if favor of the UW-Extension’s Building Community Capacity through Broadband project. The Dane County Circuit judge dismissed the lawsuit filed in July of 2011 by the Wisconsin Independent Telecommunications Systems, operating as Access Wisconsin. The group argued that the project constituted illegal competition with private [...]

Broadband 101: What Do Consumers Need to Know? Free community training is available Wednesday, October 26, 10—11.30 AM CST for Broadband 101: What do consumers need to know? To be held at the Marathon County University of Wisconsin Extension, 212 River Drive, Suite 3, Wausau, WI 54403­‐5476. With all the choices available on the market, it can be confusing for consumers to make decisions [...]

Google and partners including Wisconsin Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) want to boost business visibility through Wisconsin Get Your Business Online. The new program offers four free services: An easy to build professional website A customized domain name and hosting for a year A local business listing on Google Places Tools, resources and local events [...]