CORNWALL — Results of the recently distributed survey of internet service were reviewed by the selectmen at their regular meeting on Tuesday, March 2, conducted on Zoom.
Reporting on behalf of the Cornwall Internet Committee, Chairman Gary Steinkohl said that 275 responses had been received and tabulated. A preliminary report is posted on the town website at www.cornwallct.org. Residents wishing to be sent a hard copy can request one at cornwallinternetcommittee@gmail.com, Steinkohl said.
The purpose of the internet committee, Steinkohl reported, is to bring the best internet service to the town. One step toward that goal was the collection of information through a town-wide survey.
“People seemed somewhat more satisfied with their home internet capability than with their cell service,” First Selectman Gordon Ridgway commented.
Steinkohl said that a problem area exists with some residents lacking cell service at their home locations, paired with the almost total lack of cell service outside of the home and around town.
Steinkohl reported that 39% of those responding rated their home internet service as “Fair” or “Poor.”
The Internet Committee will hold a town-wide community Zoom forum on Monday, March 29, beginning at 7 p.m. to talk about the survey results and hear comments.
