Internet Service in Wisconsin

In Wisconsin 94.6% of residents can access wired or wireless Internet at speeds of 10 Mbps. While this is not the highest rate in the country, it provides for the vast majority of the state. Despite this statistic, 24.8% of the Wisconsin population has no Internet service today.

Wisconsin residents have great Internet technology depending on where they live. 86.7% of the population has DSL access. 84.5% has cable Internet ability. 99.8% has wireless Internet available. Only 4.9% has fiber Internet available, making it one of the states with the fewest fiber Internet connections in the nation. Not surprisingly, choice is not much better. Only 25.6% of residents have the choice of 3 or more Internet service providers when shopping around.

Broadband in Wisconsin

City	Providers					State Availability Rank*	Country Availability Rank*	Broadband Score
Antigo, WI	11	2.34	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	11
Appleton, WI	23	32.59	N/A	N/A	1.23	10	85	26
Ashland, WI	8	2.41	N/A	N/A	0.09	N/A	N/A	13
Baraboo, WI	18	4.90	N/A	N/A	0.51	N/A	N/A	20
Beaver Dam, WI	22	2.77	N/A	N/A	0.38	N/A	N/A	23
Beloit, WI	17	4.13	N/A	N/A	1.71	N/A	N/A	21
Brookfield, WI	19	7.88	N/A	N/A	1.39	N/A	N/A	26
Burlington, WI	21	2.64	N/A	N/A	1.71	N/A	N/A	26
Caledonia, WI	19	2.64	N/A	N/A	1.71	N/A	N/A	23
Cedarburg, WI	14	2.46	N/A	N/A	0.14	N/A	N/A	20
Chippewa Falls, WI	11	2.54	N/A	N/A	1.08	N/A	N/A	15
Cudahy, WI	12	52.98	N/A	N/A	1.74	N/A	N/A	19
De Pere, WI	20	6.89	N/A	N/A	0.54	N/A	N/A	24
Delafield, WI	19	7.88	N/A	N/A	1.39	N/A	N/A	26
Delavan, WI	19	11.01	N/A	N/A	1.57	N/A	N/A	22
Eau Claire, WI	14	10.03	N/A	N/A	1.38	8	83	43
Elkhorn, WI	21	11.01	N/A	N/A	1.57	N/A	N/A	25
Fond Du Lac, WI	17	3.07	N/A	N/A	1.11	N/A	N/A	19
Fort Atkinson, WI	13	2.56	N/A	N/A	1.19	N/A	N/A	19
Franklin, WI	13	52.98	N/A	N/A	1.74	N/A	N/A	19
Germantown, WI	22	6.00	N/A	N/A	0.31	N/A	N/A	26
Grafton, WI	12	2.46	N/A	N/A	0.14	N/A	N/A	19
Green Bay, WI	20	6.89	N/A	N/A	0.54	3	78	24
Greendale, WI	13	52.98	N/A	N/A	1.74	N/A	N/A	20
Greenville, WI	22	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	24
Hales Corners, WI	12	52.98	N/A	N/A	1.74	N/A	N/A	19
Hartford, WI	22	6.00	N/A	N/A	0.31	N/A	N/A	26
Hartland, WI	18	7.88	N/A	N/A	1.39	N/A	N/A	24
Holmen, WI	13	7.90	N/A	N/A	1.07	N/A	N/A	23
Hudson, WI	12	3.73	N/A	N/A	0.90	N/A	N/A	58
Janesville, WI	19	4.13	N/A	N/A	1.71	9	84	24
Jefferson, WI	12	2.56	N/A	N/A	1.19	N/A	N/A	18
Kaukauna, WI	22	32.59	N/A	N/A	1.23	N/A	N/A	24
Kenosha, WI	18	3.32	N/A	N/A	0.83	4	79	23
La Crosse, WI	13	7.90	N/A	N/A	1.07	1	76	23
Lake Geneva, WI	20	11.01	N/A	N/A	1.57	N/A	N/A	23
Little Chute, WI	22	32.59	N/A	N/A	1.23	N/A	N/A	24
Madison, WI	20	9.04	N/A	N/A	1.65	7	82	25
Manitowoc, WI	22	8.50	N/A	N/A	1.85	N/A	N/A	69
Marinette, WI	15	2.67	N/A	N/A	0.62	N/A	N/A	14
Marshfield, WI	15	3.09	N/A	N/A	0.34	N/A	N/A	19
Menasha, WI	19	5.00	N/A	N/A	1.03	N/A	N/A	21
Menomonee Falls, WI	18	7.88	N/A	N/A	1.39	N/A	N/A	24
Menomonie, WI	17	7.87	N/A	N/A	0.41	N/A	N/A	44
Mequon, WI	15	2.46	N/A	N/A	0.14	N/A	N/A	20
Merrill, WI	12	3.17	N/A	N/A	0.07	N/A	N/A	15
Middleton, WI	18	9.04	N/A	N/A	1.65	N/A	N/A	23
Milwaukee, WI	16	52.98	N/A	N/A	1.74	6	81	23
Monroe, WI	10	3.28	N/A	N/A	0.17	N/A	N/A	13
Mount Horeb, WI	16	9.04	N/A	N/A	1.65	N/A	N/A	21
Mukwonago, WI	19	7.88	N/A	N/A	1.39	N/A	N/A	26
Muskego, WI	18	7.88	N/A	N/A	1.39	N/A	N/A	24
Neenah, WI	21	5.00	N/A	N/A	1.03	N/A	N/A	24
New Berlin, WI	18	7.88	N/A	N/A	1.39	N/A	N/A	24
New London, WI	22	4.02	N/A	N/A	0.19	N/A	N/A	21
New Richmond, WI	12	3.73	N/A	N/A	0.90	N/A	N/A	13
Oak Creek, WI	14	52.98	N/A	N/A	1.74	N/A	N/A	21
Oconomowoc, WI	20	7.88	N/A	N/A	1.39	N/A	N/A	27
Onalaska, WI	13	7.90	N/A	N/A	1.07	N/A	N/A	23
Oregon, WI	18	9.04	N/A	N/A	1.65	N/A	N/A	23
Oshkosh, WI	21	5.00	N/A	N/A	1.03	11	86	24
Pewaukee, WI	20	7.88	N/A	N/A	1.39	N/A	N/A	27
Platteville, WI	15	3.46	N/A	N/A	1.10	N/A	N/A	19
Pleasant Prairie, WI	18	3.32	N/A	N/A	0.83	N/A	N/A	23
Plover, WI	19	4.88	N/A	N/A	0.16	N/A	N/A	23
Plymouth, WI	15	29.25	N/A	N/A	0.52	N/A	N/A	20
Port Washington, WI	13	2.46	N/A	N/A	0.14	N/A	N/A	19
Portage, WI	12	2.06	N/A	N/A	0.42	N/A	N/A	18
Racine, WI	19	2.64	N/A	N/A	1.71	2	77	23
Reedsburg, WI	18	4.90	N/A	N/A	0.51	N/A	N/A	20
Rhinelander, WI	12	2.17	N/A	N/A	0.21	N/A	N/A	14
Rice Lake, WI	12	8.80	N/A	N/A	0.21	N/A	N/A	16
Richfield, WI	22	6.00	N/A	N/A	0.31	N/A	N/A	26
Ripon, WI	15	3.07	N/A	N/A	1.11	N/A	N/A	19
River Falls, WI	19	4.29	N/A	N/A	0.93	N/A	N/A	68
Salem, WI	17	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	23
Shawano, WI	17	3.38	N/A	N/A	1.08	N/A	N/A	18
Sheboygan, WI	16	29.25	N/A	N/A	0.52	N/A	N/A	20
Sheboygan Falls, WI	16	29.25	N/A	N/A	0.52	N/A	N/A	20
Somers, WI	15	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	21
South Milwaukee, WI	11	52.98	N/A	N/A	1.74	N/A	N/A	17
Sparta, WI	9	2.40	N/A	N/A	0.20	N/A	N/A	16
Stevens Point, WI	19	4.88	N/A	N/A	0.16	N/A	N/A	23
Stoughton, WI	19	9.04	N/A	N/A	1.65	N/A	N/A	23
Sturgeon Bay, WI	18	2.35	N/A	N/A	0.40	N/A	N/A	20
Suamico, WI	18	6.89	N/A	N/A	0.54	N/A	N/A	22
Sun Prairie, WI	19	9.04	N/A	N/A	1.65	N/A	N/A	24
Superior, WI	10	6.44	N/A	N/A	0.40	N/A	N/A	14
Sussex, WI	18	7.88	N/A	N/A	1.39	N/A	N/A	24
Tomah, WI	9	2.40	N/A	N/A	0.20	N/A	N/A	13
Two Rivers, WI	21	8.50	N/A	N/A	1.85	N/A	N/A	23
Verona, WI	18	9.04	N/A	N/A	1.65	N/A	N/A	23
Watertown, WI	13	2.56	N/A	N/A	1.19	N/A	N/A	18
Waukesha, WI	20	7.88	N/A	N/A	1.39	5	80	27
Waunakee, WI	19	9.04	N/A	N/A	1.65	N/A	N/A	24
Waupun, WI	22	3.07	N/A	N/A	1.11	N/A	N/A	23
Wausau, WI	19	3.44	N/A	N/A	0.94	N/A	N/A	21
West Bend, WI	22	6.00	N/A	N/A	0.31	N/A	N/A	26
Whitewater, WI	20	11.01	N/A	N/A	1.57	N/A	N/A	23
Wisconsin Rapids, WI	15	3.09	N/A	N/A	0.34	N/A	N/A	18
* availability only includes locations with greater than 50,000 residents

Broadband Service in Wisconsin

Since 2009, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin has been awarded $4,540,152.00 in federal dollars for Wisconsin's "LinkWISCONSIN" program. Wisconsin has awarded these monies to 10 organizations and departments within the state.

More State funding for rural broadband grants, but bills may limit access to residents in remote areas.

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