Total Announced Investment to Date and Potential Jobs Created by Broadband*
$601,920,570
3rd Quarter, 2010: July 1 – September 30
July
$120,000,000 – AT&T to build a data center in Akron. (source: Crain’s Cleveland Business).
$30,000,000 – Com Net, Inc. to build fiber network extending broadband service to rural and underserved communities in 28 counties. (Source: NTIA). 1500 potential jobs created.*
August
$150,000,000 – Frontier Communications Corporation statewide investment. Source: (Press release). 7500 potential jobs created.*
$66,500,000 – Horizon Telecom fiber optic broadband network connecting Appalachain counties. (Source: FarmandDairy.com). 3325 potential jobs created.*
$44,800,000 – One Community fiber construction project in counties in the Northeast. (Source: Ohio.gov). 2240 potential jobs created*
$20,000,000 – Involta, LLC to build a data center in Akron. (Source: Press release).$6,900,000- Connect Nation Ohio updating public computers and running computer training sessions statewide. (Source: Ohio.Gov). 136 jobs created.
$4,600,000- Nelsonville TV Cable Company extending HFC digital cable services in Athens, Hocking and Morgan Counties. (Source: Governor.ohio.gov). 230 potential jobs created.*
$4,100,000 – Sycamore Telephone Company to build a Fiber-to-the-Home system. (Source: Dayton Business Journal). 205 potential jobs created.*
$2,900,000 – New Era Broadband bringing broadband services to underserved rural communities in Meigs County. (Source: The Daily Sentinel). 145 potential jobs created.*
$1,400,000 – Utopian Wireless Corporation WiMax building infrastructure for rural communities in Kinsman (Source: Ohio.gov). 70 potential jobs created.*
$1,400,000 -Southern Ohio Communication Services, Inc. constructing “last-mile” wireless Internet infrastructure, VoIP services (Source: Governor.ohio.gov ). 70 potential jobs created.*
$140,000 – Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. to build a data center in New Albany. (Source: Columbus Business First).
Unknown amount – Continental Broadband, LCC (dba Expedient Communications) to build a data center in Columbus. (Source: Press release)
September
$5,734,462 – Enhancing Education Through Technology to improve student achievment using technology. Source: (Ohio.gov) 287 potential jobs created.*
$5,253,023 – The Ohio Office of Information Technology to extend broadband mapping and planning efforts. Source: (Press release). 262 potential jobs created.*
$4,600,000 – Hometown Cable Co. LLC bringing broadband service to rural communities and businesses. Source: (Dayton Daily News). 230 potential jobs created.*
$3,000,000 – The Appalachian Center for Collaborative and Engaged Learning bringing broadband Internet training and adoption by more than 5,000 disadvantaged households. Source: (Connectcommunity.org) 150 potential jobs created.*
$2,136,655 – Toledo-Lucas County Public Library @ccess Center to expand public computer access in Lucas County. Source: (Press release). 107 potential jobs created.*
Hocking Valley Community Hospital to build a medical white-space broadband network in Logan. (Source: Television Broadcast)
4th Quarter, 2010: October 1 – December 31
October
$57,400,000 -First Energy Service Company in Akron to update the smart grid. Source: (Ohio.gov) 2870 Potential jobs created.*
$5,400,000 – City of Wadsworth to update the smart grid. Source: (Ohio.gov) 270 potential jobs created.*
$2,000,000 – Putnam County Educational Service Center for new computers to train students and develop career readiness. Source: (Connect Ohio) 100 potential jobs created.*
November
Sprint expansion of 4G network in Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Columbus (source: Press release)
December
$3,159,066.00 – Benton Ridge Telephone to deploy fiber-to-the-home system (source: NTIA)
1st Quarter, 2011: January 1 – March 31
January
Portion of nearly $2,000,000,000 to update 3G wireless network and build cell sites in parts of Brown County. Source (Press release)
$650,000.00 – Verizon’s expansion of 3G network and new cell site in parts of Brown County (source: press release)
$400,083.00 – Holzer Clinic invests in medical and healthcare training between the hospitals and clinics of 5 southeastern Ohio counties. (source: Information week)
February
$8,000,000.00 – AT&T completes an enhanced backhaul to 239 cell sites in Columbus and surrounding communities. (source: tmc.net)
March
$19,120,000.00 – AT&T completes an enhanced backhaul to 239 cell sites in Cuyahoga and Summit Counties. (source: Dailyfinance.com)
$3,900,000.00*** – AT&T creates 6 new cell sites in Cuyahoga and Summit Counties. (source: Dailyfinance.com)
$8,000,000.00*** – AT&T completes a 4G upgrade to 100 cell sites in the Greater Cincinnati area. (source: press release)
$6,500,000.00*** – AT&T creates 10 new cell sites in the Greater Cincinnati area. (source: press release)
Cincinnati Bell announces that its free wi-fi network (Fioptics) is now available on Fountain Square. (source: 4-traders.com)
2nd Quarter, 2011: April 1 – June 30
June
$650,000.00 – AT&T to build 1 new mobile broadband site in Buckeye Lake (source: press release) 32 potential jobs created*
T-Mobile increasing 4G capacity and speeds in Columbus (source: press release)
AT&T upgrading to enable 4G speeds (source: press release)
3rd Quarter, 2011: July 1 – September 30
July
$650,000.00 – Verizon to build 1 new mobile broadband site in Belmont (source: press release) 32 potential jobs created*
$650,000.00 – Verizon to build 1 new mobile broadband site in West Chester Township (source: press release) 32 potential jobs created*
Verizon expanding network capacity in Wayne County (source: press release)
August
$1,950,000.00 – AT&T to build 3 new mobile broadband sites in Southwest Ohio (source: Press release) 227 potential jobs created*
$3,900,000.00 – AT&T to build 6 new mobile broadband sites in Northeast Ohio (source: press release) 195 potential jobs created*
$7,800,000.00 – AT&T to activated 12 new mobile broadband sites in Central Ohio (source: press release) 390 potential jobs created*
$650,000.00 – Verizon to build 1 new mobile broadband site in Ashland County (source: press release) 32 potential jobs created*
$650,000.00 – Verizon to build 1 new mobile broadband site in Marysville (source: press release) 32 potential jobs created*
*According to a recent study** conducted by the Communications Workers of America, “each additional $5 billion investment in broadband creates 250,000 jobs.”
**Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO, CLC, and Speedmatters.org. Speed Matters: Benefits of Broadband 2010. Communications Workers of America, 2010.
***Estimate calculated based on CostQuest Associate’s “U.S. Ubiquitous Mobility Study” estimates of tower/site costs, found here.