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OTC ranked lowest in state for high speed Internet access [UPDATED]
Published 9:37am Friday, August 31, 2012 Updated 11:39am Friday, August 31, 2012According to a report released by the Federal Communications Commission, Otter Tail County has the lowest percentage of residents with high speed Internet access than any other in Minnesota.
In rural Otter Tail County, only about 50 percent of residents have broadband access. Nationwide, 94 percent of citizens have access to broadband.
Boradband is essential to innovation, jobs and global competitiveness, the FCC noted in a news release.
You have no idea how relieved I am to read this article. There is a frequent commenter who can’t find an article on a website he suggested I use as a source. I was worried there might be a problem with reading comprehension or immature critical thinking skills. I even went so far as to make excuses for him; excuses like the website is hard to search and is not in chronological order, etc., so he would not feel embarrassed. Thank God it is none of the above but rather antiquated internet service that is the cause of the problem.
I can’t believe this is true, and I am shocked and ashamed for our county. Last? The Worst in the whole state?
This has to change. How did we place LAST? We at minimum owe it to our children to keep up with the rest of the state and the world. Our last place rating also hurts our business community and our economic development.
I can’t speak for the rest of the county, but here in Fergus Falls we like our internet service to be just like our roads…..rough and slow with frequent interruptions.