Eau Claire County, Wis., to Test Free Starlink Internet
The 50 participants who will receive one year of free Internet via satellite have been selected by Eau Claire County. The pilot project aims to help households with limited access to Internet. by Ryan Patterson, The Leader-Telegram / April 16, 2021 Shutterstock/asharkyu
(TNS) Eau Claire County, Wis., has selected 50 participants who will receive a year of free Internet as part of a pilot project.
The pilot focuses on unserved businesses and households in rural parts of southeastern Eau Claire County. It is operated by SpaceX Starlink and costs $85,000 total. As part of paying for the project, the local community needed to raise $30,000 and has successfully done so, according to Supervisor Don Mowry, chair of the county Broadband Committee, which met Thursday.