Cincinnati in top 30 most wired cities
Cincinnati has ranked as the 28th most wired city in the United States, according to an annual evaluation conducted by Forbes.com.Forbes measured cities’ “wired quotient” by computing the percentage of Internet users with high-speed connections, the number of companies providing high-speed Internet, and the number of public Wi-Fi hotspots.Placing between Philadelphia and Columbus, Cincinnati received top 20 marks for broadband adoption and Wi-Fi hotspots, but lost ground due to the number of service providers available. Ohio has invested heavily in providing 100 percent broadband access throughout the state, and the Obama administration and House Democrats have proposed including $6 billion for broadband infrastructure as part of the economic stimulus package.Read the full article here.
Cincinnati has ranked as the 28th most wired city in the United States, according to an annual evaluation conducted by Forbes.com.
Forbes measured cities’ “wired quotient” by computing the percentage of Internet users with high-speed connections, the number of companies providing high-speed Internet, and the number of public Wi-Fi hotspots.
Placing between Philadelphia and Columbus, Cincinnati received top 20 marks for broadband adoption and Wi-Fi hotspots, but lost ground due to the number of service providers available.
Ohio has invested heavily in providing 100 percent broadband access throughout the state, and the Obama administration and House Democrats have proposed including $6 billion for broadband infrastructure as part of the economic stimulus package.
Read the full article here.
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