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05/16/12
1 Touch Technology Solutions to Expand Internet Access to 1,000 Homes in Jackson County
1 Touch Technology Solutions, LLC recently completed a point-to-multipoint, fixed wireless system in Jackson County, which has expanded high-speed Internet access to nearly 500 previously unserved and underserved homes. 1 Touch Technology Solutions plans to double service coverage over the next two years, expanding access to more than 1,000 homes; adoption response from local residents will determine additional expansion plans in the area. A collaborative effort between 1 Touch Technology Solutions, Jackson County Economic Development, and Connect Ohio has made this expansion possible. Results of Connect Ohio’s research and technical...
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04/24/12
ECO Showcases Importance of Broadband/Web Presence for one Gallia County Company
Going from living in a large metropolitan city and moving to Gallipolis, Ohio, located in the state’s Appalachian region, W. Oran Smeltzer was in for a change. Having been raised in Gallia County, Smeltzer knew before moving back that parts of the area relied much less on technology and Internet than he had become accustomed to living in an urban area. A significant barrier to opportunity that the region faces is lack of Internet connectivity and adoption. In Connect Ohio’s recent report, Technology Barriers and Adoption in Rural Appalachian Ohio, it is revealed that an astonishing 531,000 adults in the area do not have home broadband...
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03/30/12
A Grandson's Broadband Story
Jarod Knight, a 7th grader living in Washington County, does not have access to Internet at his home. More than 125,000 children living in the Appalachian region of Ohio are unable to use broadband to go online from their home to do homework or conduct research that will prepare them for college. Without home Internet access, Knight often has to spend the night at his grandmother's house in order to complete school assignments. The broadband adoption gap affects many individuals living in the region, with approximately 531,000 adults who do not subscribe. Connect Appalachia Broadband Initiative...
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03/16/12
Connect Appalachia Broadband Task Force Discusses Future Broadband Coverage & Expansion
The Connect Appalachia Broadband Initiative Task Force held its third meeting Thursday, March 15, in Athens, which was hosted by Ohio University and held in the Baker University Center. Representatives from Frontier Communications and Time Warner Cable overviewed their anticipated broadband coverage efforts for the Appalachia Ohio region to Task Force members. The information is especially useful in guiding the Task Force’s focus on bridging future unserved gaps. Frontier Communications’ 2012 expansion plans include 24 new broadband deployments, multiple metro Ethernet site launches, and the continued use of loop extender technology, which...
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