Grove City officials say a $4.65 million investment in a municipal fiber optic network will bring faster internet service speeds and also help promote economic development for the city, The Columbus Dispatch reports. Mayor Richard “Ike” Stage said, “[i]f you want to be on the short list (of consideration by developers or businesses), you have to have it” in reference to the project. Public entities that have access to the network include the city, South-Western City Schools and Prairie and Jackson townships. The advantage is those entities “pay the same price for internet services but get speeds 10 times faster” which will create “more room to send and receive data,” according to the article. Partners will pay the same amounts they currently pay for internet service, but will now make those payments to Grove City, which will pay back the $4.65 million in “less than nine years.”
Grove City building $4.65 million fiber optic network
