Connect-ohio-ecs-profile - Connected Nation

May 26, 2009

In the past quarter, Connect Ohio has been busy:

• 28 more counties have become involved in the non-profit’s eCommunity strategy process, which helps counties develop a way to address challenges related to technology growth;
• 560 additional participants have joined in the process, helping to grow the grassroots efforts; and
• 400 computers have been distributed through Connect Ohio’s No Child Left Offline program.

Thanks to the work on these teams, every one of Ohio’s 88 counties and more than 2,500 people are helping Ohioans in the fight for ubiquitous broadband...

AT&T donates 20 computers to Cleveland Housing Network

May 17, 2009

Twenty low-income Cleveland families will get free computers and two years of high-speed Internet access, thanks to the donation by AT&T to the Cleveland Housing Network. CHN will provide the computers to Cleveland homeowners who participate in its HomeSmart program to improve their job skills and, ultimately, avoid foreclosure...

Connected Nation helps Ohio develop priorities for broadband funds

May 8, 2009

Connect Ohio is facilitating countywide meetings across the state of Ohio with broadband stakeholders to identify needs and priorities for broadband stimulus funding. The meetings bring together representatives from schools, libraries, government, law enforcement, health care, tourism, community groups, and Internet service providers...

Broadband stimulus grants commenters urge focus on rural areas | BroadbandCensus.com Blog

April 9, 2008

Commenters to the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s broadband grants web page on Wednesday, April 8, continued to urge that the NTIA ensure that rural areas are given priority when funds are disbursed...

Times-Gazette.com - Connect Ohio facilitating expansion of broadband access in county

April 8, 2009

Efforts to expand broadband coverage to Ashland County are under way.

Local officials met with Connect Ohio Northeast Region field director Dave Davidson on Tuesday at the Ashland Public Library to discuss how to implement proposals to increase coverage throughout the county...

Students, Connect Ohio program a good mix - ReviewOnline.com | News, sports, jobs - THe Review - East Liverpool

April 1, 2009

Jacob Burchett, Levi Palmer, Seth Hannum, Andrew C. Reed and Allison English all are to be commended.

They are the five East Liverpool High School students awarded a new computer based on an essay each penned about the future of technology.

It was part of the "No Child Left Offline" program, a partnership the state has with the nonprofit group called Connect Ohio...