Recent News // Connect Ohio’s Technical Outreach Mapping & Research aids Broadband Expansion in Gallia County
Monday, September 26, 2011
09/26/11
Agreement Will Provide Broadband Access to 1200+ Households in Southern Ohio
A recent lease agreement between JB Nets and Gallia County officials for the use of three county-owned towers will provide high-speed Internet access to more than a thousand homes in rural parts of the county.
09/14/11
Connect Ohio Staff Takes Part in Community Care Day
On Tuesday, Connect Ohio staff participated in United Way of Central Ohio’s 2011 Community Care Day by assisting in yard work and landscape beautification
09/01/11
Comcast launches discounted Internet service program for low-income families
Ohio families with students enrolled in the free lunch program may be eligible to receive high-speed Internet services at a significant discount. Comcast, an Internet provider, is hosting an initiative called Internet Essentials in which households with at least one child receiving free school lunches through the National School Lunch Program can receive high-speed Internet services at just $9.95 per month.
08/26/11
Two Connect Ohio Employees Support Local United Way Through Music
08/25/11
Crystal Broadband Project to Connect Village Residents in Monroe County
Earlier this week, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development announced more than $100 million in Community Connect grant funds were being awarded for 23 broadband projects throughout the country. The Community Connect program provides funding for broadband access to residents in remote areas and low-income communities. Crystal Broadband Networks, Inc., a broadband provider based in Chicago, was awarded $570, 800 of the $100 million for a project in rural Stafford, Ohio.
08/22/11
Rural Ohio broadband project gets $570k
Crystal Broadband Networks, Inc. today received a $570,800 grant from the US Department of Agriculture for a broadband project in Stafford Village.
08/17/11
Connect Ohio Shares Broadband Insight with Congressman Latta's Staff
Connect Ohio staff had the opportunity to discuss broadband in Ohio with Bethany Peck, senior legislative assistant for Congressman Robert Latta (5th District, Ohio), Tuesday.
