Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH) awards $10 million for Cleveland’s affordable citywide broadband

Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH) announced a $10 million state grant to help deliver affordable broadband to every home in the city of Cleveland. DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted (R-OH) made the announcement at nonprofit internet provider DigitalC’s headquarters on Euclid Avenue, where they joined Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb (D) and Council President Blaine Griffin to tout the state’s investment. The state money, which comes from a wing of the Ohio Department of Development known as BroadbandOhio, will go to DigitalC, a local nonprofit that Mayor Bibb and council selected as Cleveland’s route to low-cost, citywide broadband. DigitalC promises to deliver at least 100 megabits per second for $18 a month. Every Cleveland household that’s interested should be able to sign up for DigitalC’s service once the rollout is complete. On top of Cleveland’s broadband plan, the state has also provided money to a similar program serving Cuyahoga County. Once both are complete, Gov DeWine said the “Cleveland metro area will have almost full internet coverage.”