About 75% of people and about a third of households in Ohio’s 32 Appalachian counties don’t have access to the Federal Communications Commission’s bare minimum internet speed, according to Connecting Appalachia, an advocate for last-mile broadband deployment in Appalachian Ohio.
Arguing in favor of local community investment into broadband programs and expansion, Broadband Access Ohio's Michelle Crandall says we must be using every tool we have, to increase access to secure, high-speed broadband for our children, businesses, families and communities.