Ohio Republicans close to imposing near-total ban on municipal broadband
&gt; Fairlawn&#x27;s city-run FairlawnGig network has consistently ranked as one of the fastest ISPs in the country, serving residents and businesses in Fairlawn, Akron, and Bath with affordable gigabit Internet services. The slowest service tier delivers 300Mbps symmetrical speeds for $55&#x2F;month. The municipal network has resulted in more businesses choosing to locate in Fairlawn, and at least 700 jobs can be directly attributed to the network. In recent subscriber surveys, 95 percent of respondents rated FairlawnGig&#x27;s service as &quot;very good to excellent,&quot; with some customer testimonials referring to the network as &quot;a life saver&quot; throughout the pandemic.<p>From the article. That is very impressive and a really bad sign for private broadband to be beat out like this.