Ohio Establishing State Wide Broadband Network

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http://governor.ohio.gov/News/July2007/News72707/tabid/335/Default.aspx

(for reference size and population : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio )

Columbus, Ohio – In order to coordinate and expand access to the state’s broadband data network, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland has signed an executive order establishing the Ohio Broadband Council and the Broadband Ohio Network.

The order directs the Ohio Broadband Council to coordinate efforts to extend access to the Broadband Ohio Network to every county in Ohio. And the order allows public and private entities to tap into the Broadband Ohio Network – all with a goal of expanding access to high-speed internet service in parts of the state that presently don’t have such service.

“Ohio’s economic future relies on our ability to compete in a high-speed, high-tech global marketplace,” Strickland said. “The Ohio Broadband Council will partner with the public and private sectors to help make sure that every Ohioan has viable access to affordable, high-speed internet service, regardless of where they live, work or learn.”

The order directs state agencies to use the Broadband Ohio Network rather than the patchwork of public and private networks agencies presently use, allowing the state to realize cost savings and efficiencies.

“By fully utilizing our state broadband network we will be making efficient, responsible use of our public dollars,” Strickland said.

In addition to developing a plan for statewide broadband deployment, the Ohio Broadband Council is charged with coordinating all state-funded broadband initiatives, pursuing additional federal investments in broadband, promoting public and private broadband initiatives and addressing the digital divide in Ohio’s rural and urban areas.

The Council, to be co-chaired by the state Chief Information Officer and the director of the Ohio Supercomputer Center, will consist of representatives from several state agencies, four state legislators and the director of the Governor’s Office of Appalachia or his designee. In addition, the governor will appoint representatives from Ohio’s business and labor communities, local governments and the general public to serve on the Council at his discretion.

The governor has charged the Ohio Broadband Council to extend access to the Broadband Ohio Network so that state agencies in all 88 counties can be linked to the nearest connection point on the network. In addition, the order authorizes governmental and non-governmental entities to access the Broadband Ohio Network.

“This is the first step in bridging the digital divide in Ohio, and I look forward to working with industry providers, businesses and our local communities to take additional steps to provide superior broadband access to all of Ohio’s 88 counties,” Strickland said.

Sponge Bob

This is a proper version of the Irish MAN (so called) 'strategy'. The objective is to get a fast fibre into "Every County" in Ohio. Each county , as you can see , is an area of about 20 x 20 km squared

This would be consistent with a national policy and vision of ensuring that a lit ESB or Bord Gais DWDM fibre and a POP where you can co lo with it is pushed out to within about 30km of every citizen in this state and then letting the market deal with the rest of it.

It could be done quite cheaply and quickly in Ireland with an expenditure in the low 10s of €millions but

1. we are useless.
2. we are visionless.
3 we are clueless.
4. we do not understand what we are doing.
5. we do not understand why we should try to understand what we are doing.
6. we are the E-Tub of Europe ®©®