Broadband advisory group to create Request for Proposal

LOGAN — The Hocking County Broadband Advisory Group has formed a subcommittee to create a Request For Proposal for Internet service providers to help further broadband Internet access within the county.

The group formed the subcommittee after meeting with Bart Winegar, the new Connect Ohio state operations manager for southeast Ohio, a 22-county region. The southeast region has had a few Connect Ohio representatives since its inception in 2007, as part of Governor Ted Strickland’s effort to develop strategic technology plans to help close the digital divide...