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For The Times Leader Photo by Janelle Patterson Climbers with Elevated Services from Carrollton, Ohio, scale the Verizon cell tower above a Highland Ridge water tank outside of Marietta and Lowell, Ohio. COLUMBUS, Ohio Movement continues at the state level to bring broadband access to underserved households across Ohio. Earlier this month, the Ohio House of Representatives approved House Bill 2, following less than a month between the introduction and confirmed support sending the legislation to the Ohio Senate. According to research analyst Kathleen A. Luikart, the bill as reported by the House Finance Committee ordains several actions by creation, requirement, specificity, permission and provision. It outlines authority, grant programming and reimbursement and the ramifications if either the broadband provider does not complete the construction the program outlines, or the required speeds promised are not met. ....