In theory, the FCC broadband map should help, but it has some issues. https://broadbandmap.fcc.gov/#/
Either there are no WISPs in that part of Ohio, or they don't file Form 477, or the FCC data is out of date. If I search in the Toledo area, Amplex shows up. If I search in Ashland where my wife grew up, a little local WISP shows up. But over by West Virginia, not much. Searching for towers won't help much because they exist for many purposes, not just wireless Internet, plus WISPs may be on structures that most people wouldn't consider a "tower", like grain elevators or buildings or silos. -----Original Message----- From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Kerry Penland Sent: Monday, May 18, 2020 9:34 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: [AFMUG] Need help finding providers in Ohio. Hey guys, I have a good friend who works for Dell, he has been working with OARNET and they are struggling to find broadband providers for educators, students, etc in rural Ohio. What I'm hearing is they are finding towers, etc in the areas they need coverage but are having a difficult time identifying the operators. So, I suggested that I throw this out on the list and see what the borg has to say. I'm here in Michigan and travel thru Ohio a lot. I see a lot of gear all over rural Ohio, (my wife says I spend more time looking at towers, etc than the road) so I putting this out there for discussion. I don't have any specifics on locations at this time, although the Athens area was mentioned. I did provide him with the link to Towercoverage. -- Best regards, Kerry Penland -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
