OneCommunity conference focuses on low-income Internet access

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- City employees and representatives from non-profits from around the country gathered in downtown Cleveland Monday to discuss how to improve Internet access for low-income residents.

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Fiber-optic lines to be laid in Trumbull

Warren Tribune-Chronicle

WARREN - Trumbull County is going to benefit from a $44.8 million federal grant to extend broadband access in northern Ohio.

Cleveland-based OneCommunity, leading the effort to bring the network to 27 Ohio counties, is among three groups to share $118 million in stimulus package funding for broadband-access projects in the state, it was announced last week.

OneCommunity spokeswoman Andrea Castrovillari said the project will bring about a $1 million investment to Trumbull County, where 50 miles of robust or ''middle mile'' and another 30 miles of ''last mile'' fiber optic line will be installed.

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Smart and connected communities pilot programs to revitalize Northern Ohio

Advertiser Talk

Cisco today announced that it has joined with OneCommunity, a leader in incubating public-private partnerships and a nonprofit broadband service provider supporting northern Ohio, to transform the region with dynamic citizen and government programs.

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Cisco to partner with OneCommunity on cutting-edge communication technologies in Northeast Ohio

Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cisco Systems, one of the world's largest technology companies, on Thursday said it plans to use the fiber-optic communication infrastructure in Northeast Ohio as a testing ground for some of its latest network technologies.

The company said it has partnered with local non-profit organization OneCommunity to use its ultra high-speed network that connects more than 1,500 hospitals, schools, libraries and local government buildings across Northern Ohio. OneCommunity has been building the network since 2003.

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