With employees across the state working from home and schools closed through the end of April, the lack of high-speed internet access in rural areas has put many Ohio families at a significant disadvantage.
Doug Miller, OEC vice president of statewide services, authored聽聽on the subject.
鈥淟ack of broadband access hampers education, economic development, health care delivery, and social connectivity. In a time when social distancing has become the order of the day, rural populations have been technologically relegated to such for years,鈥 said Miller.
惭颈濒濒别谤听聽Ohio to address the struggles facing rural Ohioans during this time.
Additionally, OEC Director of Communications and Member Services Patrick Higgins appeared in聽聽on the challenges facing rural students in households who lack broadband access.