Ohio plans to spend $150 million in taxpayer money to expand broadband access across the state, including in seven Appalachian counties, one of which was classified at-risk recently by the Appalachian Regional Commission.
The state announced Wednesday that $94.5 million will go to 23 counties as part of the Ohio Residential Broadband Expansion Grant Program. The Broadband Expansion Authority authorized Broadband Ohio to give enough money to Time Warner Cable Midwest and Brightspeed for six projects in the 23 counties.
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