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RICHMOND, Ind. More than 1,500 Wayne County households shared information about their home internet service and usage during a countywide March survey.
The results show the county needs improved broadband service, from better coverage to faster speeds, and the Wayne County Broadband Taskforce is taking steps to make that possible.
According to the Purdue Center for Regional Development, which partnered with the county group, 1,536 households, more than 5% of the county s households, participated in the survey. Of those, 1,327 allowed their locations to be mapped. The responses came from throughout the county.
“We’re really pleased with the response, said Acacia St. John, the program coordinator for Forward Wayne County. From what we understand from all the surveys that have been done like that around the state of Indiana, we were told we had the second-highest sample. So that’s great.