Wisconsin Officials Press Feds Over Stalled Broadband Funds

May 4, 2026 – Wisconsin officials are pressing the federal government to release delayed broadband funding, warning that continued uncertainty is slowing efforts to expand high-speed internet access across the state.

Gov. Tony Evers , D-Wis., and Sen. Tammy Baldwin , D-Wis., sent a letter April 24 to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration urging the agency to issue pending guidance and distribute more than $300 million in federal funds allocated to Wisconsin.

Wisconsin was awarded more than $1 billion through the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program, with a state plan approved last year to connect more than 175,000 unserved or underserved locations. Despite that progress, officials say federal delays are preventing the state from moving forward.

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