Mapping is an important step in Wisconsin's broadband planning efforts. The Wisconsin Broadband Office works with providers, communities, the federal government and additional stakeholders to gather data and develop maps. These maps and data depict the current state of internet coverage and drive future deployment planning. If you would like to contribute to this effort, please email the mapping team at
PSCBroadbandData@wisconsin.gov.
If you want to report on your internet service, complete the
WISER survey and speed test.
This app displays statewide internet access as declared by internet service providers through data collections by the PSC and Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The app allows users to identify local providers by simply clicking on the map. The PSC's Broadband Expansion Grant eligibility map layers are also displayed here when the PSC is collecting grant applications.
Updated on February 22, 2022 to show updated Internet coverage.
View the Wisconsin Broadband Map
Internet providers offer an array of discounted internet subscriptions based upon a variety of factors such as income, participation in Free and Reduced Cost Lunch programs, housing assistance, veteran status, Medicaid, Supplementary Security Income and more. This tool identifies available programs based upon location.
Last updated in 2017. Verify current discount availability with individual internet providers.
Visit
Consumer Resources for information on the Affordable Connectivity Program and other resources not in the Internet Discount Finder.
Search for Low-Cost Internet Programs
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
The following maps provide data on FCC funding and national coverage data.
Find out if your location is designated for internet service expansion using over $373 million in subsidies from the FCC's Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (R-DOF). For more information, please visit the FCC's
R-DOF information webpage.
Data originally published by the FCC in 2020.
Wisconsin R-DOF Results Map
Find out if your location is designated for internet service expansion using nearly $300 million in subsidies from the FCC's Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM).
Data originally published by the FCC in 2016.
Wisconsin A-CAM Subsidized Areas Map
Find out if your location was designated for internet service expansion using $572 million in subsidies from the FCC's Connect America Fund (CAF-II). For more information, please visit the FCC's CAF-II FAQ webpage.
Data originally published by the FCC in 2015.
Wisconsin CAF-II Subsidized Areas Map
Displays internet coverage data across the country. Allows for analysis of internet coverage at county and other geographic levels.
FCC Broadband Map
Map Archive
The following maps contain historical data.
Map of projects that were awarded funding through the PSC's Broadband Expansion Grant. By clicking on flags on the map, users can view general details about the awardees and link to their grant applications.
Wisconsin Broadband Grant Recipients Map
This mapping tool displays public WiFi locations that have been self-reported by entities and indivuduals to the PSC. The map displays hundreds of locations where citizens can go to use WiFi.
Charter and Comcast/Xfinity also have mapping tools displaying their own WiFi locations in Wisconsin communities.
Last updated in Spring 2020. Verify current public WiFi availability with individual locations. Other providers may host their own WiFi locations maps.
Wisconsin Public WiFi Locations Map Website
View and Print Internet Coverage Maps: 2019
Derived from a 2019 update of the Wisconsin Broadband Map, these PDFs display internet access for counties and legislative districts across the state. In addition to coverage data, a local summary of Broadband Expansion Grant winners is included. Download any of these 200+ maps for sharing with fellow citizens or for personal reference.
Select a map from the menus below.
Depicts general areas of internet coverage offered through mobile data providers. Coverage data come from providers through the FCC's biannual data collections.
Wisconsin Mobile Providers Map