Sen. Portman Urges FCC Chairman Pai to Encourage Broadband Deployment in Appalachian Ohio
December 04, 2019
December 04, 2019
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release:
Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) sent a letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai urging him to modify the new Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) to encourage deployment of broadband internet in Appalachia. Broadband providers in Appalachian Ohio are concerned that the current structure of RDOF dis-incentivizes internet deployment in that region of the country. More than one million Ohioans still lack . . .
Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) sent a letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai urging him to modify the new Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) to encourage deployment of broadband internet in Appalachia. Broadband providers in Appalachian Ohio are concerned that the current structure of RDOF dis-incentivizes internet deployment in that region of the country. More than one million Ohioans still lack . . .