Where the Meltons live, you don’t even get cell phone service.
So Melissa drives up to the top of the hill every day to work out of her truck.
Where the Meltons live, you don’t even get cell phone service.
So Melissa drives up to the top of the hill every day to work out of her truck.
Where Melissa Melton lives, she can't even get cell phone service.
So Melissa drives up to the top of the hill every day to work out of her truck.
HAVING FAST, RELIABLE INTERNETACCESS HAS BECOME CRUCIAL FORMANY PEOPLE WORKING FROM HOMEOR FOR CHILDREN LEARNINGREMOTELY.BUT GETTING THAT KINDOF ACCESS CAN BE CHALLENGINGIN A LOT OF RURAL AREAS.JOSH BAZAN SPOKE TO SOMEFAMILIES IN GRANT COUNTY,KENTUCKY, ABOUT HOW THEIRCOMMUNITY IS TRYING TO JUGGLEWORK AND SCHOOL WITHOUTINTERNET AT HOME."I feel like my kids are goingto lose out is what it isbecause they're not going tobe able to get online andlisten to their teachers."THOMAS MAINS HAS SIX KIDSOUROF THEM IN GRANT COUNTYSCHOOLS.
HE LIVES ON SIPPLEROAD IN GRANT COUNTY,KENTUCKY-THE SAME ROAD ASMELISSA MELTON AND HER FIVEKIDS."It's very frustrating.
Againwe have five children.
I workfrom home."MELTON HAS TRIEDTHE INTERNET SERVICE FROMCINCINNATI BELL BUT SAYS IT'SNOT RELIABLE BECAUSE IT IS NOTTHE FIBER-BASED HIGH-SPEEDINTERNET THEY OFFER IN OTHERPARTS OF THE COUNTY.
MAINSSAYS HIS HOME CAN'T EVEN HOOKUP TO CINCINNATI BELL'SINTERNET AND SATELLITEINTERNET WAS TOO EXPENSIVE AT150-DOLLARS-PER-MONTH."I'm just using my cell phonedata is what Ido.""Since March I've been workingremote everyday.
Not havinginternet, it's been verychaotic.""If you go too far down SippleRoad where the Meltons live,you don't even get cell phoneservice.
Which is why Melissadrives up to the top of thehill everyday to work out ofhertruck.""It's, you know, eight to 14hours a day sitting in onespot turned sideways workingon my laptop on my hotspot ona conference call."CINCINNATIBELL PROVIDED A STATEMENT THATDID NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSTHE CONCERNS OF HOMEOWNERS ONSIPPLE ROAD, BUT SAYS THECOMPANY IS WORKING TO EXPANDITS FIBER FOOTPRINT IN GRANTCOUNTY WHICH WILL REACH ABOUT54-HUNDRED-HOUSEHOLDS BY THEEND OF THE YEAR.
THE COMPANYSAYS IT ALSO INTENDS TOCONTINUE EXPANDING IN GRANTCOUNTY GOINGFORWARD."I'm not worried about me.I've graduated.
I'm worriedabout my kids getting whatthey need on theireducation.""I think it's hard for thekids who don't have internetto keepup.""I just think the kids arekind of getting a rough dealon this."WITHOUT HIGH-SPEEDINTERNET COMING TO THESE HOMESANYTIME SOON, THE FAMILIES ONSIPPLE ROAD EXPECT THEIROFFICE AND REMOTE CLASSROOMWILL PROBABLY CONTINUE TO BECARS ON THE TOP OF THE HILL.IN GRANT COUNTY, KENTUCKY, JBWCPO 9NEWS.