Broadband effort critical in Columbia County
Kathryn Witherington, economic development coordinator for the Port of Columbia, published an op-ed emphasizing the importance of using public resources "to build a dark fiber line that any private internet service provider can lease to provide faster, more reliable internet to residents of Columbia County." Witherington said that quality high speed internet "is a necessity if we want Columbia County to remain economically solvent." She cited a broadband survey conducted by the Port of Columbia, which found that a majority of community members ‘were either unhappy ot wanted improvements to their existing internet options."