Lt. Governor Husted announced that Southern Ohio Communication Services, Inc., in collaboration with JobsOhio, Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE) and Pike County Economic & Community Development, plans to invest $3.8 million to provide high-speed Internet service over 64 miles to 1,300 residential and business customers in southern Ohio. Southern Ohio Communications Service received a $50,000 JobsOhio Inclusion Grant toward building and engineering costs. The project will provide 1 Gig optical fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) high-speed Internet to the service area.
Company officials said the investment represents the first phase of a two phase approach to providing expanded optical fiber-to-home high-speed internet service within its rural footprint in Pike and Scioto Counties. In the second phase of the project, Southern Ohio Communication Services will make an additional investment that will result in optical fiber-to-home high-speed Internet service to residents and business
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted this week provided the following updates on Ohio s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Waverly, Ohio: January 12, 2020 ââ Southern Ohio Communication Services, Inc., in collaboration with JobsOhio, Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE) and Pike County Economic & Community Development, today announced plans to invest $3.8 million to provide 1 Gig optical fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) high-speed Internet service over 64 miles to 1,300 residential and business customers in southern Ohio.
Company officials indicated the investment represents the first phase of a two phase approach to providing expanded optical fiber-to-home high-speed internet service within its rural footprint in Pike and Scioto Counties. In the second phase of the project, Southern Ohio Communication Services will make an additional investment that will result in optical fiber-to-home high-speed Internet service to residents and businesses in Southern Ohio. The current project will result in the creation of at least five new jobs and construction of a new warehouse to store equipment.
By Newsroom
Jan 13, 2021
More than 13-hundred residential and business customers in southern Ohio will benefit from a recently announced investment of $3.8-million by Southern Ohio Communication Services, Inc. to provide high-speed internet service to rural areas.
The investment is being made in collaboration with JobsOhio, Ohio Southeast Economic Development, and Pike County Economic & Community Development.
The company seeks to provide high-speed internet service to around 13-hundred customers over a 64 mile area in Pike and Scioto counties.
The project is expected to create at least five new jobs along with the construction of a new warehouse to store equipment.
Southern Ohio Communications Service has received a $50,000 JobsOhio Inclusion Grant toward the building and engineering costs.