Hanover, a small town between York and Gettysburg, is near a lot of communities with access to fast broadband Internet connections. But that access to the World Wide Web is harder to come by in Hanover itself.
“It’s kind of a crossroads for broadband,” says Kelly Lewis, president and CEO of TechQuest Pennsylvania. Plenty of businesses in town wish they were able to get better Internet connections. And Lewis says they may be able to but not realize it. For example, a certain address may not have been near a broadband connection point a few years ago, but a new company may have paid to have the connection extended to its office. That means homes and businesses nearby can now get fast Internet access more easily.
TechQuest is partnering with the Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce, Harrisburg Area Community College and the York County Economic Development Corp. to get Hanover more connected. Lewis says another dozen businesses should be connected to broadband over the next three months. Another goal is to add Hanover Hospital to a one-gigabit connection instead of the 100-megabit connection it has now. Typically, Lewis says, when a large institution like a hospital secures fast broadband, other homes and businesses follow.
Source: Kelly Lewis, TechQuest Pennsylvania
Writer: Rebecca VanderMeulen