Midwest Rural Tour

Members of the FCC’s Consumer Outreach team visited the Upper Midwest states of Minnesota and Wisconsin.

During their travels to various cities and towns, the team met with community leaders and groups to share information and resources regarding telecommunication issues that affect daily lives including the latest telecom scams targeting consumers.

The Upper Midwest Region Rural Tour was the fourth in a series of trips designed to build partnerships with local consumer groups and to hear directly from local consumers and community members. 

Topics included:

• Robocalls, spoofing and other scam alerts
• Slamming, cramming and other issues related to consumer phone bills
• The Broadcast Television Transition, and how consumers may be affected
• Promoting online access, including broadband service
• Telehealth
• Protecting mobile devices from loss or theft
• How to file complaints and comments with the FCC

Tour Schedule:

Day 1:  Monday, 6/24

• 9:30 am
  Presentation at the Chaska Community Center - Download Event Flyer
  1661 Park Ridge Drive, Chaska, MN 55318

• 1:00 pm
  Presentation at Nicollet County Health and Human Services - Download Event Flyer
  622 South Front St., St. Peter, MN 56082

• Meetings with local leaders in Blue Earth County, MN; Chaska, MN and Le Sueur, MN – closed to the general public

Day 2:  Tuesday, 6/25

• 1:00 pm
  Presentation at the Semcac Senior Dining - Download Event Flyer
  Dodge County:  Sunwood Manor, 200 1st St. NE, Kasson, MN  55944

• Meetings with local leaders in Owatonna, MN and Waseca, MN – closed to the general public

Day 3:  Wednesday, 6/26

• 12:00 pm
  Presentation at City Hall - Download Event Flyer
  207 Lafayette St., Winona, MN 55987

• 3:30 pm
  Presentation at City Hall - Download Event Flyer
  315 Main St., La Crescent, MN 55974 

• 6:00 pm
  Presentation at La Crosse Public Library - Download Event Flyer
  800 Main Street, La Crosse, WI 54601

• Meetings with local leaders in St. Charles, MN – closed to the general public

Day 4:  Thursday, 6/27

• 12:00 pm
  Presentation at the Kupper Ratsch Senior Center - Download Event Flyer
  10025 Superior Ave., Tomah, WI 54660
   
• Meetings with local leaders in in Mauston, WI; New Lisbon, WI; Sparta, WI and Tomah, WI – closed to the general public

Day 5:  Friday, 6/28

• 12:00 pm
  Presentation at DeForest Senior Center - Download Event Flyer
  505 N Main St., DeForest, WI 53532 

• 3:00 pm
  Presentation at Portage Public Library - Download Event Flyer
  253 W. Edgewater St., Portage, WI 53901

• Meetings with local leaders Portage, WI and Wisconsin Dells, WI  – closed to the general public

Midwest Tour News

• FCC gives residents tips for avoiding robocalls (KEYC-TV - Mankato, MN)
• FCC experts share tips on reducing robocalls (KTTC-TV - Rochester, MN)
• FCC to make stops in area, holding educational meetings (WIProud.com)
• Federal Communications Commission holds tour stop in Winona (WKBT-TV - La Crosse, WI)
• La Crosse area residents schooled on how not to fall victim to phone scams (WIZM Radio - La Crosse, WI)
• FCC experts to address robocalls during Wisconsin visit (WISC-TV - Madison, WI)
• FCC public meeting La Crosse, Wisconsin (KQEG-TV -  La Crosse, WI)

For more on previous tours, please visit:  

• Pacific Northwest Consumer Outreach Rural Tour
• Appalachian Region Consumer Outreach Rural Tour
• Southeast Region Rural Tour