166-mile network part of broadband expansion | mansfieldnewsjournal.com | Mansfield News Journal

MOUNT GILEAD -- The Consolidated Electric Cooperative will receive more than $2.4 million in federal funding to expand broadband access in north central Ohio.

The Mount Gilead nonprofit's project to construct a 166-mile network connecting underserved areas in Morrow and Delaware counties was awarded $1,034,413 in grants and $1,399,499 in loans through the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

According to a study by Connect Ohio, median revenue among broadband-connected businesses in Ohio grew twice as fast as those that didn't use the high-speed connection...