Supervisor Floyd Thomas wants high-speed Internet access throughout the county. And to figure out how, Thomas leads a diverse committee through meetings and ideas to move our rural community into the age where technology dictates our everyday lifestyle.
Members include Caroline County local government leaders, IT personnel, leadership from county schools and the Sheriff's Office. Additional attendees are representatives from MetroCast, Comcast and Verizon.
Because of the rural nature of Caroline, high-speed internet presents the most difficulty in the low-density areas where housing is not tied to a subdivision and are in some areas, miles apart. Economically it is not feasible for internet providers to run the lines needed for high-speed access and until major growth in these areas happen, companies will not consider it.
The Technology Team meets once a month. At their last meeting on March 25, they developed their top 3 immediate goals:
Members include Caroline County local government leaders, IT personnel, leadership from county schools and the Sheriff's Office. Additional attendees are representatives from MetroCast, Comcast and Verizon.
Because of the rural nature of Caroline, high-speed internet presents the most difficulty in the low-density areas where housing is not tied to a subdivision and are in some areas, miles apart. Economically it is not feasible for internet providers to run the lines needed for high-speed access and until major growth in these areas happen, companies will not consider it.
The Technology Team meets once a month. At their last meeting on March 25, they developed their top 3 immediate goals:
- Gather the information needed for county offices to connect to the schools technology already in progress of being completed.
- Providing high-speed internet access to the growth areas of the county such as Route 1 and I-95.
- and then focusing on providing high-speed to the more rural areas.