COLUMBUS — The Ohio Dep artment of Development’s BroadbandOhio office today announced that they will soon accept proposals for a project that will make bringing high-speed internet access in northern Ohio easier and more cost-effective.
BroadbandOhio is releasing a Request for Proposals for a U.S. Route 30 Middle-Mile Infrastructure Project to build a fiber network eastward from Mansfield to Canton and westward from Mansfield to Lima. Internet service providers use middle-mile infrastructure to connect people to the servers and websites they want to access.
The US Route 30 Corridor spans the entire width of Ohio, passing through 15 counties and running near many education centers, healthcare facilities, local government institutions, the city of Mansfield Industrial Park, and the 179th Cyberspace Wing…