Internet use skyrockets during pandemic, driving demand for more access
CHRIS HUBBUCH
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TDS Telecom workers Bobby Wunnicke, left, and Dick Harrison lay conduit that will house fiber-optic internet cable at the Crystal Lake RV Resort and Campground in Lodi.
The hoarding of toilet paper, canned soup and meat faded as people realized the COVID-19 pandemic wasn’t going away in six weeks. But there’s one commodity that’s still in hot demand: data.
TDS Telecom worker Dick Harrison installs fiber-optic cable near Lodi. "We’re making a lot of investments," said TDS spokeswoman Missy Kellor. "We know this is what people want."
Madison-based TDS Telecom workers install fiber-optic cable near Lodi. "There’s a lot of demand to improve infrastructure," said company spokeswoman Missy Kellor.
TDS Telecom worker Dick Harrison operates a directional borer capable of drilling a 400-foot-long channel for the installation of fiber-optic cable at a work site in Lodi.
TDS Telecom workers Bobby Wunnicke, left, and Dick Harrison lay conduit that will house fiber-optic internet cable at the Crystal Lake RV Resort and Campground in Lodi.
TDS Telecom worker Dick Harrison installs fiber-optic cable near Lodi. "We’re making a lot of investments," said TDS spokeswoman Missy Kellor. "We know this is what people want."
Madison-based TDS Telecom workers install fiber-optic cable near Lodi. "There’s a lot of demand to improve infrastructure," said company spokeswoman Missy Kellor.
TDS Telecom worker Dick Harrison operates a directional borer capable of drilling a 400-foot-long channel for the installation of fiber-optic cable at a work site in Lodi.
