Ohio digital inclusion advocates are working hard to make sure that rural communities in the state have the best weapon for getting high-speed Internet — communities that know Internet matters. Evan Callicoat wants people to know about the robots that milk cows. And the GPS-guided tractors that just about drive themselves. And the data analytics that can optimize use of fertilizer. In effect, Callicoat wants farmers and other residents of rural areas to know how high-speed Internet would make life better. This is part of his job as director of state policy for the Ohio Farm Bureau, a group that lobbies for the interests of rural communities. If people in rural Ohio — as well as rural areas of other states — personally want better Internet, it would help advocates like Callicoat as well as government ensure that they get it.
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