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On this day in 1876: Bell received patent for the telephone
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (133+ words) JANESVILLE, Wis. (WMTV) -On March 7, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell received a U.S. patent for the telephone. Around the same time Bell was working to obtain his patent, a Janesville telegraph operator named Richard Valentine visited Elijah Gray, who had been experimenting with…...
The real cost of switching phone carriers
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (239+ words) (InvestigateTV) " March is the most common month for customers to shop around for a new mobile phone carrier, according to NumberBarn, a company that works with nearly every wireless carrier. Jeremy Watkin, director of customer experience for NumberBarn, said tax…...
Wisconsin considers electric rate plan for data centers
3+ week, 3+ day ago (250+ words) WISCONSIN (WMTV) -The Wisconsin Public Service Commission held public hearings Monday on a proposal from We Energies that could impact electric bills across the state. The plan introduces a rate structure for very large energy customers like Microsoft data centers…...
QTS pauses DeForest data center project after village staff recommendation
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (379+ words) DEFOREST, Wis. (WMTV) -QTS announced Wednesday it will not proceed with its proposed data center project in DeForest after village staff recommended against the development Tuesday night. "It has become clear that now is not the right time for our…...
Madison pauses data center approvals for one year
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (484+ words) MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The Madison Common Council voted Tuesday to pause approving land use for new data centers while officials review rules and research behind the developments. The moratorium is a zoning code change that pauses the approval of new…...
State republican lawmakers introduce new data center legislation
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (159+ words) CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WEAU) - Concerns over data centers have been a hot topic across the state. Many communities are sharing hesitations about these large facilities coming into their area and having to foot the bill. But Monday, state republican lawmakers…...
Canceled meeting adds to uncertainty over proposed QTS data center in Vienna
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (469+ words) TOWN OF VIENNA, Wis. (WMTV) - A meeting that was expected to bring new information about a proposed QTS data center project in northern Dane County was abruptly canceled Friday, less than 30 minutes before it was set to begin " leaving residents…...
Large data center proposal raises questions in rural Dane County
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (361+ words) TOWN OF VIENNA, Wis. (WMTV) - A national tech company is considering a large parcel of farmland in northern Dane County as the site of a future data center campus. Developer QTS Data Centers is exploring the possibility of building a…...