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Podcast: This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro
Episode: Ultra High Speed Municipal Broadband On The Way For Everyone In Summit County
Description: This week, news that Summit County's multi-million dollar, 125 mile fiber-optic cable ring project, is now in the process of growing and developing into something much bigger and better.
Originally conceived as a network that that would connect the County, through it's new data center, with 31 city, village, and township governments; now they're planning to bring more affordable, ultra high speed internet access like they have in Fairlawn, through their Fairlawn Gig municipal broadband, to all Summit County residents.
In addition, the high speed internet will be connected to new security cameras installed soon near the University of Akron campus, which wi...