Pennsylvania still has lots of rural areas and communities that do not have options for high speed Internet service. This is an example of what a small local government entity can do to help bring service to the area. Little things in leadership help.
Hamilton Township supervisors unanimously agreed Monday, Feb. 11 to sign the township up for Hi-Speed Internet service through Verizon, should that service be made locally available. Township supervisor Rebecca Davidson is spearheading an effort to have the company bring the service to her neighbors in Hamilton Township. She recently put up a notice at the post office informing Verizon customers, or those wanting high-speed internet service, that Verizon will consider bringing in service to the area provided that fifty of its customers, living within a two-mile radius of the telephone building on State Rt. 6, inform them of their interest. They also must commit to a minimum of one year of the service, if it is provided, Davidson said. Currently, there is no high-speed internet phone service offered in Ludlow, and the majority of computer users must rely on the frustratingly sluggish dial-up service provided.