Ohio Dems announce plans to expand internet access across Ohio
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, along with U.S. Reps Emilia Sykes and Greg Landsman have announced a massive investment to expand high-speed internet access in Ohio.
Ohio will receive nearly $794 million to bring high-speed internet to 183,000 Ohio households.
The funding was made possible by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which Brown helped write and pass.
"Every Ohio family and Ohio business should have reliable, high-speed internet. You shouldn't have to live in a big city or a wealthy suburb to have access to a crucial aspect of modern society and our economy," Sen. Brown said. "It's why when we wrote the infrastructure bill, we made sure that it not only included investment in broadband, but that the investment would be focused on places like Ohio, where large portions of the state have been left out."
The investment comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a $42.45 billion allocation that is administered by the National Technology and Information Administration (NTIA).
A location is considered unserved if the National Broadband Map shows that it is broadband-serviceable and it either has no access to broadband service or lacks reliable broadband service.
