Tag: broadband
Work to close digital divide continues
Rural areas lag behind urban areas in broadband access. Many think public and private work are both essential as work to close the digital divide continues.
‘Building the airplane as we fly it’: COVID-19 closures bring broadband...
Schools, colleges and some businesses are transitioning to online learning in response to COVID-19 risks. In rural areas with limited broadband access, this presents some challenges.
Rural broadband access is a question of economics, experts say
The new Ohio Broadband Strategy gives Ohio providers a better chance of getting federal funds to expand access, but it's going to take a lot of money to bring broadband to all of rural Ohio.
Head count: New technology presents challenges for 2020 Census
With the 2020 Census set to offer an online response option, Ohioans in areas with limited broadband access may need to be proactive with how they respond.
Rural Americans are the have-nots of digital divide
A reader reflects on how the digital divide is becoming the divider between the haves and have-nots, with rural America on the have-not side.
We owe it to rural communities to find broadband solution
We often don’t think about the stress limited rural broadband access puts on us. But how does it affect us? How is it impacting our future? Something needs to give. We, as a society, need to do better for rural communities.
Limited rural broadband is about people, too
When it comes to limited rural broadband access, everyone has a story. That’s what we need to keep in mind with this discussion.
Lack of broadband widens gap between rural, urban areas
Farmers are told to share our stories, because the divide between people and where their food comes from is growing by the day. The internet is the quickest way to do that, because most of the people who need to hear our stories don’t live next door. But if we can’t get reliable access, how do we reach them?
Ohio farmers advocate on the Hill
Ohio Farm Bureau county presidents heard from and engaged in conversation with elected officials about NAFTA, the farm bill and rural infrastructure.
