KREMC Internet
October 6, 2020 at 7:23 p.m.
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I was excited to read in the Tuesday, Sept. 29 Times-Union that Kosciusko REMC is embarking on a plan to bring high-speed fiber internet to all of its service area, a plan that will take a couple of years to implement fully.
The board of KREMC is to be saluted for taking this ambitious step, which is very much in harmony with their charter under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (part of FDR’s “New Deal”). REMCs were formed because private utility companies did not find it profitable to extend their service to harder-to-reach and rural areas, and lack of electricity put people living in rural areas at a disadvantage in terms of access to commerce, markets and resources. These cooperatives helped level the playing field between urban and rural areas, and they continue to play an important role in our country. So it is with the internet, which is very important to our economy, in ways that parallel the role of electricity in the 1930s.
I’m sure that the KREMC board did not take this step lightly; but they have my support, as an REMC member/owner. Kudos to them for taking the initiative.
Jim Eisenbraun
Warsaw, via email
I was excited to read in the Tuesday, Sept. 29 Times-Union that Kosciusko REMC is embarking on a plan to bring high-speed fiber internet to all of its service area, a plan that will take a couple of years to implement fully.
The board of KREMC is to be saluted for taking this ambitious step, which is very much in harmony with their charter under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (part of FDR’s “New Deal”). REMCs were formed because private utility companies did not find it profitable to extend their service to harder-to-reach and rural areas, and lack of electricity put people living in rural areas at a disadvantage in terms of access to commerce, markets and resources. These cooperatives helped level the playing field between urban and rural areas, and they continue to play an important role in our country. So it is with the internet, which is very important to our economy, in ways that parallel the role of electricity in the 1930s.
I’m sure that the KREMC board did not take this step lightly; but they have my support, as an REMC member/owner. Kudos to them for taking the initiative.
Jim Eisenbraun
Warsaw, via email
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