Eau Claire County, Wis., Begins Free Starlink Internet Pilot
A one-year pilot in Eau Claire County, Wis., will provide free Internet to 50 residents through Elon Musk s satellite service, Starlink. The residents will receive equipment soon.
June 25, 2021 • (TNS) Participants in a rural broadband project should receive their Internet equipment in the near future.
The yearlong pilot project focuses on unserved businesses and households in rural parts of southeastern Eau Claire County. It is operated by SpaceX s Starlink and costs $85,000 total. The county chose 50 participants who will receive a year of free Internet as part of the project.
During the Eau Claire County Broadband Committee meeting Thursday, County Information Systems Director Dave Hayden said 48 of the 50 users signed and returned memoranda of understanding to the county. That allowed Starlink to email the users a link and instructions to set up their accounts. Once the a
Several groups to be part of rural internet project
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A SpaceX pilot project could bring high-speed internet to rural Eau Claire County
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EAU CLAIRE â A day after Sheriff Ron Cramer provided his perspective regarding his officeâs investigation into the county Department of Human Services, the outside attorney representing Eau Claire County shared with the County Board what he has gathered over the past few months.
On Monday, Cramer told the county Finance and Budget Committee that his office has been âstonewalledâ and not received any DHS financial information since it initiated an investigation into DHS financial practices in May. Cramer also said the Sheriffâs Office hired the accounting firm Wipfli in October to conduct a forensic audit of DHS, which specifically searches for illegal activity.