Connected Nation’s Ohio and Illinois Programs Launch New Interactive Mapping Tool | Articles - Publishing Titles | GeoPlace

Today, Connected Nation launched its new interactive broadband mapping platform in its state-based initiatives of Ohio and Illinois making it publicly available on both state’s websites: www.connectohio.org and www.connectillinois.org.

BroadbandStat is designed to provide a multi-functional and comprehensive view of broadband in a state as a roadmap for increased high-speed Internet. Both states held live online demonstrations for more than 200 stakeholders, community leaders, broadband providers, and others outlining the usefulness of the new mapping platform. Connect Ohio’s Executive Director Tom Fritz explained some of the meaningful ways the average user can use the tool...

Connect Ohio maps out broadband service - Worldnews.com

A statewide effort to connect more Ohioans to affordable high-speed Internet service took another step Wednesday, with the launch of an online interactive map that will help consumers and small businesses see options that currently exist. But the Connect Ohio initiative also sees the map as a way to fuel economicdevelopment by helping community...

Connect Ohio maps out broadband service

Feb 25, 2010 (The Akron Beacon Journal - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- A statewide effort to connect more Ohioans to affordable high-speed Internet service took another step Wednesday, with the launch of an online interactive map that will help consumers and small businesses see options that currently exist.

But the Connect Ohio initiative also sees the map as a way to fuel economic development by helping community leaders and policymakers see gaps in the broadband hole so they can apply for state and federal grants to fill it...

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Connect Ohio maps out broadband service

New Online Tool Assists Ohio Communites Seeking Stimulus Funding for High-Speed Internet | Tools & Hardware

New Online Tool Assists Ohio Communites Seeking Stimulus Funding for High-Speed Internet
COLUMBUS – Today, locating a provider of high-speed Internet service in Ohio just got a lot easier, thanks to a new online interactive application developed in cooperation with the Ohio Department of Administrative Services and more than 70 Ohio broadband providers...

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New Online Tool Assists Ohio Communites Seeking Stimulus Funding for High-Speed Internet | Web Development Spot

COLUMBUS – Today, locating a provider of high-speed Internet service in Ohio just got a lot easier, thanks to a new online interactive application developed in cooperation with the Ohio Department of Administrative Services and more than 70 Ohio broadband providers...

Connect Ohio maps out broadband service

Feb. 25--A statewide effort to connect more Ohioans to affordable high-speed Internet service took another step Wednesday, with the launch of an online interactive map that will help consumers and small businesses see options that currently exist.

But the Connect Ohio initiative also sees the map as a way to fuel economic development by helping community leaders and policymakers see gaps in the broadband hole so they can apply for state and federal grants to fill it.

"The mapping tool provides support for our efforts to target investments that will help provide broadband access to all Ohioans, accelerating real economic development opportunities in areas such as Appalachian Ohiothat are currently underserved,"said Lisa Patt-McDaniel, directorof the Ohio Department of Development.

The map can be found at http://www.connectohio.org. Connect Ohio is an initiative supported by the Ohio Department of Administrative Services and more than 70 Ohio broadband providers. Connect Ohio's research shows that more than 205,000 Ohio households (about 5 percent) still don't have affordable access to high-speed Internet service at home, said Connect Ohio Executive Director Tom Fritz...

Connect Ohio maps out broadband service [The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio]

Feb. 25--A statewide effort to connect more Ohioans to affordable high-speed Internet service took another step Wednesday, with the launch of an online interactive map that will help consumers and small businesses see options that currently exist.

But the Connect Ohio initiative also sees the map as a way to fuel economicdevelopment by helping community leaders and policymakers see gaps in the broadband hole so they can apply for state and federal grants to fill it.

"The mapping tool provides support for our efforts to target investments that will help provide broadband access to all Ohioans, accelerating real economic development opportunities in areas such as Appalachian Ohiothat are currently underserved,"said Lisa Patt-McDaniel, director of the Ohio Department of Development...

Ohio.com - Connect Ohio maps out broadband service

A statewide effort to connect more Ohioans to affordable high-speed Internet service took another step Wednesday, with the launch of an online interactive map that will help consumers and small businesses see options that currently exist.

But the Connect Ohio initiative also sees the map as a way to fuel economic development by helping community leaders and policymakers see gaps in the broadband hole so they can apply for state and federal grants to fill it...

New Online Tool Assists Ohio Communities Seeking Stimulus Funding for High-Speed Internet

COLUMBUS – Today, locating a provider of high-speed Internet service in Ohio just got a lot easier, thanks to a new online interactive application developed in cooperation with the Ohio Department of Administrative Services and more than 70 Ohio broadband providers.

“This important Connect Ohio initiative helps our state to better understand its broadband infrastructure,” said Lisa Patt-McDaniel, director of the Ohio Department of Development. “The mapping tool provides support for our efforts to target investments that will help provide broad­band access to all Ohioans, accelerating real economic development opportunities in areas such as Appalachian Ohio that are currently underserved.”

Connect Ohio’s research shows that more than 205,000 Ohio households still don’t have affordable access to high-speed Internet service at home...

TechLife Columbus: Ohio Tech Bits Blog » Blog Archive » Dispatch: Not wired at home? You’re in shrinking minority in U.S.

In 1997, Bill Clinton was beginning his second term, the Cleveland Indians lost to the Florida Marlins in the World Series, and the newfangled Internet was something you never imagined your mother would ever use.

Only 18 percent of households nationally were hooked up to the Internet, so you probably weren’t connecting from home, either.

But by last year, 69 percent of U.S. households were connected to the Internet, the U.S. Census Bureau reported yesterday. That’s up from almost 62 percent in 2007, the last time the bureau conducted the survey...

Not wired at home? You're in shrinking minority in U.S. | The Columbus Dispatch

In 1997, Bill Clinton was beginning his second term, the Cleveland Indians lost to the Florida Marlins in the World Series, and the newfangled Internet was something you never imagined your mother would ever use.

Only 18 percent of households nationally were hooked up to the Internet, so you probably weren't connecting from home, either. About 75 percent of Ohio residents had home Internet service in 2009, up from 70 percent the year before, said Connect Ohio, a state-funded nonprofit group trying to extend high-speed Internet access to all parts of the state...

SR 32 corridor study is released

The recently completed Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission's state Route 32 and U.S. 50 corridor study was designed to evaluate the current industrial, retail, and residential areas within the 12 county region and to assess areas for potential growth. The study was designed to be partnered with an Ohio Department of Transportation traffic study in the corridor.

The study found several other hindrances to development of the region by polling businesses already in the area and those considering the corridor for development. The number one problem cited was the lack of affordable and reliable access to a broadband Internet connection, something Brown County has been working on through the Connect Ohio initiative...

Columbiana Co. moves closer to Internet upgrade - Vindy.com, The Vindicator

The proposal could provide wireless Internet service for most of the county.

LEETONIA — Tracy Drake, the chief executive officer of the Columbiana County Port Authority, said Friday that the county could have wireless Internet service by the end of this year.

A tentative agreement was reached through DRS, which operates from the port’s industrial park in Leetonia. It handles the fiber-optic cables that connect schools in Columbiana and Mahoning counties...

Preble fiber optic loop before commission « Citizens For Preble County

An 80 mile fiber optic loop was discussed in a meeting with Matt Appenzeller and others. In attendance were multiple people to discuss the benefits and needs for current and future higher speed broadband.

Kevin Turner of the Preble County ESC told about House Bill 407 that may pass at the state level. The bill would permit schools to make up calamity days by having students access online lessons that could be returned when school was back in session. Other benefits would allow students at schools unable to offer a wide curriculum to take classes online instead of using brick and mortar buildings. This would also aid some 400 students and families already being home schooled in the county...

Matt Appenzeller – Head of Preble County Chamber for Connect Ohio...

Progress Alliance sets goals - WeirtonDailyTimes.com | news, sports, jobs - Weirton, Hancock County — Weirton Daily Times

STEUBENVILLE — Goals for 2010 for the Progress Alliance economic development organization include development of its first strategic plan. Ed Looman, executive director, gave his annual report for 2009 to the Community Improvement Corp., which oversees the operation of the public-private economic development group, during the CIC’s meeting on Tuesday.

Among 2009 achievements Looman cited:

Work toward better broadband access across the county through participation with Connect Ohio and the Connecting Appalachia effort.

Discussions on a countywide port authority...

Progress Alliance sets goals - WeirtonDailyTimes.com | news, sports, jobs - Weirton, Hancock County — Weirton Daily Times

STEUBENVILLE — Goals for 2010 for the Progress Alliance economic development organization include development of its first strategic plan. Ed Looman, executive director, gave his annual report for 2009 to the Community Improvement Corp., which oversees the operation of the public-private economic development group, during the CIC’s meeting on Tuesday.

Among other goals : Work toward better broadband access across the county through participation with Connect Ohio and the Connecting Appalachia effort...

Port: deal in place for high-speed Internet - ReviewOnline.com | News, sports, jobs - The Review - East Liverpool

LISBON - Just days after officials reaffirmed their commitment to bringing high-speed Internet service to all of Columbiana County, the county Port Authority announced it has achieved that goal.

Port Authority Chief Executive Officer Tracy Drake said they have entered into a tentative agreement with Omnicity Corp., an Indiana-based company specializing in bringing high-speed, or broadband, wireless Internet to underserved communities and rural areas. "This is what we've been trying to do for the last three to four years," he said.

The news comes less than a week after county commissioners adopted a resolution in support of efforts of an organization that is working with Connect Ohio, a nonprofit group hired by the state to work with counties and local Internet providers to develop a plan for expanding broadband access...

Port officials ink deal for wireless broadband - SalemNews.net | News, Sports, Jobs, Ohio, Community Information - The Salem News

LISBON - Just days after officials reaffirmed their commitment to bringing high-speed Internet service to all of Columbiana County, the county Port Authority announced it has achieved that goal.

Port Authority Chief Executive Officer Tracy Drake said they have entered into a tentative agreement with Omnicity Corp., an Indiana-based company specializing in bringing high-speed, or broadband, wireless Internet to underserved communities and rural areas. "This is what we've been trying to do for the last three to four years," he said.

The news comes less than a week after county commissioners adopted a resolution in support of efforts of an organization that is working with Connect Ohio, a nonprofit group hired by the state to work with counties and local Internet providers to develop a plan for expanding broadband access...

Deal done for high-speed Internet - MorningJournalNews.com | News, Sports, Jobs, Lisbon, Ohio - The Morning Journal

LISBON - Just days after officials reaffirmed their commitment to bringing high-speed Internet service to all of Columbiana County, the county Port Authority announced it has achieved that goal.

Port Authority Chief Executive Officer Tracy Drake said they have entered into a tentative agreement with Omnicity Corp., an Indiana-based company specializing in bringing high-speed, or broadband, wireless Internet to underserved communities and rural areas.

The news comes less than a week after county commissioners adopted a resolution in support of efforts of an organization that is working with Connect Ohio, a nonprofit group hired by the state to work with counties and local Internet providers to develop a plan for expanding broadband access.

While this was going on, Drake continued to pursue his goal of bringing wireless broadband to the county. He said Connect Ohio has the disadvantage of waiting to see if Ohio can secure stimulus money and other federal funds to supports its efforts...

Government awarding $4.8 billion for broadband programs

The Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), in conjunction with the USDA's Rural Utilities Service (RUS), announced on January 15 that $4.8 billion in stimulus fund money, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), has been set aside for grants and loans to expand broadband access across the United States. This is the second round of funding for this program.

In Ohio, Connect Ohio was formed as a public/private venture to map the state's infrastructure and availability of high-speed access for residents and companies. Their study showed that there are vast pockets in Van Wert County, mainly in the western half, that do not have broadband access...

Grandview Heights Public Library: News

Don't have access to high-speed Internet at home?

Enter to win one of 12 Wi-Fi enabled netbook computers, provided by Connect Ohio.

Connect Ohio is partnering with Ohio public libraries to help make more computers available to library patrons. Information is needed from Ohioans who access the Internet at their local library, so we are asking for you help...