Columbus, OH – Greg R. Lawson, research fellow at The Buckeye Institute, issued the following statement after the Ohio Senate passed House Bill 2, which will expand access to broadband to unserved areas of Ohio.

“It has become increasingly clear that access to high-speed broadband is an essential part of daily life in America, and the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need to expand service as millions of Ohioans began to attend school, work, shop, and visit their doctors from home. House Bill 2 is an important step towards increasing access to this critical service.

“While expanding access to high-speed broadband, House Bill 2 also ensures that taxpayer dollars will not go to wasteful government-owned networks and that approved projects are in unserved areas, as The Buckeye Institute called for.

“House Bill 2 is good for Ohioans and good for Ohio’s economy.” 

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