Monday, August 23, 2010

Extended broadband access coming to SE Ohio

The Daily Sentinel

CHILLICOTHE — Federal funding for a new fiber optic broadband network connecting Ohio’s Appalachian counties has been awarded to Chillicothe-based Horizon Telcom.

This $66.4 million Broadband Technologies Opportunity Program (BTOP) stimulus grant, awarded by the National Telecommunications Infrastructure Administration (NTIA), will fund 70 percent of the $94.9 million project, with Horizon providing the remaining 30 percent.

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