Sen. Baldwin visits Cornell, discusses rural broadband

Chris Vetter, The Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Wis.
Updated ·3 min read

Aug. 11—CORNELL — Gilman School District Superintendent Wally Leipert said they used to have constant internet interruptions in their school. Last year, they were able to upgrade their high-speed internet.

"Since we had the conversation about bringing high-speed (internet) to our district," we've seen our enrollment increase," Leipert said. "It is something vital to our communities. We found that fewer than 30% of our population had access to the internet. Our kids were left behind with the lack of internet."

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