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The OUtlet – December 2, 2021
By: Taylor Burnette
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This week on The OUtlet, Dylan Theisen takes us through some of the challenges of getting broadband internet access to southeast Ohio and how these struggles played out during the pandemic. Bam and Bros Barbershop is open for business on Court Street, and André Norrils looks beyond the barber chair to the man cutting hair,… Read More

Ohio Opens $250M Grant Program For Broadband Expansion Projects
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state is now accepting submissions for broadband expansion projects to reach regions of Ohio that don’t have reliable access to the internet. The millions of dollars in broadband expansion money was approved in the FY22-23 state budget. Lt. Gov. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) has said connecting people to reliable internet… Read More

Rural Broadband Funding Could Connect More Ohio Valley Communities To High-Speed Internet
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Vivian Livingood is the mayor of Gilbert, a southern West Virginia town of under 500 people that has struggled for years without reliable internet. Livingood said that hampers Gilbert’s tourism, businesses and schools. “We get kicked off the internet here every two minutes, and that’s if we can afford the internet,” Livingood said. “And it’s… Read More

Broadband Internet Bill Advances In W.Va. House
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Legislation aimed at expanding high-speed wireless and broadband internet development in West Virginia has advanced in the House of Delegates. The House committee on technology and infrastructure approved the bill Wednesday and forwarded it to the House judiciary committee. The bill would allow broadband providers to install updated technologies on existing… Read More

Country Connection: Rural Residents Ask FCC To Improve Internet Access
By: Benny Becker | Ohio Valley ReSource
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More than two million people across the Ohio Valley live in areas that lack any optionfor fast and reliable internet service. This week some of them had a chance to tell a member of the Federal Communications Commission what that means for their work, studies, and everyday life. The Appalachian Connectivity Summit in Marietta, Ohio, explored possible local… Read More