$85 million needed to bring broadband to everyone in Tuscarawas County
A new study financed by the Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Association (OMEGA) estimates it would cost nearly $85 million to bring adequate broadband ac...
RCG has delivered broadband expansion insights for 15 years, building a deep understanding of the challenges in both rural and urban settings. We have conducted last-mile and middle-mile feasibility, planning, and engineering projects for councils of government, state agencies, internet service providers, electric utilities, and local governments. We bring crucial insights into the coverage gaps, technology options, and probable deployment costs in multiple states.
RCG’s extensive experience and singular focus on broadband expansion will greatly benefit your project, while our firm’s size, structure, and collaborative approach makes us nimble and adaptable. Clients have access to primary RCG team members, streamlining the project without flooding the zone with dozens of junior team members as often occurs with larger firms. Our core team of experts have worked together on broadband topics and will hit the ground running.
Lack of adequate broadband continues to constrain both rural and urban prosperity. In Ohio, statistical analysis of crowdsourced and public data indicate 65% of the populated geography lacks access to the meager 25/3 speed standard including pockets of low-income urban areas. Broadband connections delivering 100/20 speeds remain rare outside of urban and suburban neighborhoods.
The FCC maps tell a different story. In Ohio, the FCC understates the problem by a factor of 4x to 10x based on statewide analysis conducted by Connecting Appalachia and Microsoft respectively. The new mapping effort based on the location Fabric continues this “trust but never verify” approach.
With over $60 billion in new funding for broadband expansion in the next few years, we must address accountability.
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