Broadband Lake-to-River Backbone Fiber Expansion

Broadband Study and Proposal

The Eastgate Regional Council of Governments conducted a Regional Broadband Feasibility Study to evaluate Broadband Internet Service throughout Ashtabula, Trumbull, and Mahoning Counties.

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Broadband Study Kickoff Livestream - Tuesday, June 29th at 1:30pm

State Route 11 Engineering Analysis

Eastgate is advancing the Regional Broadband Feasibility Study recommendation to deliver robust communications infrastructure to the region. The end goal is to bring reliable, high-speed broadband internet access to residents, businesses, and key project stakeholders in the region and eliminate the current digital divide.

This implementation plan builds upon the feasibility study and facilitates a plan for the build-out of an open-access middle-mile fiber optic cable backbone within Ashtabula, Trumbull, Mahoning, and Columbiana Counties. This middle-mile network will be constructed along State Route 11 (SR-11) utilizing the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) right-of-way (ROW) from the approximate limits of Lake Erie (Ashtabula County) to the Ohio River (Columbiana County).

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Broadband Accessibilty Maps

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Broadband Gap Analysis for Eastgate Region Available

6/6/2024

As part of the funding that Eastgate received from Connect Humanity to complete Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Connectivity Plans, Reid Consulting Group put together a regional broadband gap analysis. This analysis provides Eastgate with the tools and resources to better understand and identify where the gaps in broadband coverage still exist in our area and allows us to selectively pursue last-mile deployment projects in each of our three counties. The information here will be instrumental in shaping our decision-making and pursuit of funding through the State of Ohio’s BEAD programs which should become available later this year.

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