Law aims for broadband boost
Phone companies that extend Internet service would qualify for credits
By DORIS HAJEWSKI
dhajewski@journalsentinel.com
Posted: May 30, 2006
Phone companies that extend broadband Internet service to unserved rural areas will qualify for up to $7.5 million in tax credits under a bill signed into law by Gov. Jim Doyle on Tuesday.
Senate Bill 483, which was introduced by Sens. Ted Kanavas (R-Brookfield) and Robert Jauch (D-Poplar), aims to spur investment by telecom providers in areas that are less profitable because of the location or low population density.
The bill was hailed as a boon to development in rural areas by representatives of both AT&T and TDS Telecom Corp.
