The History of Network Technology in Wisconsin
Monday, January 29th, 2007Because of the explosive growth in telecom technology over the last decades, the State of Wisconsin, through the Department of Administration (DOA) and other agencies, commissioned several internal and external studies to determine how best to utilize the State’s network resources, and to service the telecom needs of its citizens. The early studies, conducted in the 1990s, identified the enormous positive potential a properly designed network could have in reducing government and educational costs while making the State attractive to new businesses. That this vision was never realized is the saddest of sad stories impacting the future economic vitality of Wisconsin.