As internet access becomes less of a luxury and more of a necessity, Chatham County officials are asking residents about barriers to internet access in portions of the county.
While officials acknowledge in a release that “the county is restricted in what it can do to promote more options,” they are asking residents and organizations to complete a survey better documenting challenges or barriers.
“We are asking every household or organization to complete a survey to help us better communicate to state and federal officials the severity of broadband access issue in Chatham County, which likely is true in many other rural counties,” county director of management and information systems Darlene Yudell said in a release.
Yudell added that, “It is up to us to show areas that are unserved or underserved. We also have to deal with the fact that several state regulations and laws restrict what counties can do to promote more broadband options in those areas.”
Officials are asking residents and businesses to complete the survey by November 11.
You can take the survey online or you can have a copy mailed to you by requesting one from Yudell via e-mail at darlene.yudell@chathamnc.org or mailing a request to Chatham County MIS, 158 West St, Pittsboro, NC 27312.
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