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If you live in Ohio, here's what you can do to call your rep:

Find your rep at http://www.ohiohouse.gov. Call 1-800-282-0253 [0] and tell the aide you oppose House Bill 110 [1], Section 122.4091.B [2], and state your reasoning in 1-2 min. May be good to cite the municipal ISP FairlawnGig's success: this [3] is a good read on the subject.

[0] http://www.occ.ohio.gov/content/how-call-your-legislator

[1] https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-sum...

[2] https://muninetworks.org/sites/www.muninetworks.org/files/Oh...

[3] https://muninetworks.org/content/new-fact-sheet-ohios-commun...

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Innovate Ohio has a nice map of Internet service availability: https://innovateohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/innovate/priorities/...

I'm going to be mentioning to my Representative and Senator's offices that there are significant parts of their Districts that are underserved and some completely un-served. There is no reason to think that this portion of the Bill will do anything to drive Internet service behind enhanced (or even provided!) in these areas.

The economic disadvantage imparted by lack of Internet service in these areas is very important to me. As the economy continues to embrace remote work the people who live in these areas are being put at a greater disadvantage by disallowing municipalities from providing services. It certainly makes these areas unattractive for anyone who might consider moving into these areas.

Don't do this, it's pointless if you complain about Republican elected officials they typically just try to siphon resources away from your area. If you really think this will work please use a false identity to avoid being targeted.

Can you cite your source for this? I've never heard of a politician retaliating against a constituent for voicing their concerns.

I live in Ohio, can confirm this is false. Every state representative I've met with has been happy a citizen is taking interest in local politics and has been open to a conversation. A state rep is not going to target you house or street (not even sure how this would happen) because they disagree with you

I live in Virginia and I was proudly told this by a Republican running for office. They have a DB so they can pool data state-by-state and cross-reference it with social media.

My advice if you don't believe this is true, just ask! They are very open about talking about this and feel that Democrats do the same thing.

Yet another example of Republicans literally ruining democracy.

I think this is terrible advice. Not participating never helps.

I live in rural western Ohio. My Representative and Senator are both likely to turn a deaf ear to my concerns. I still see value in making sure that their office has knowledge of my concerns and position. Maybe it won't change their position on a particular issue, but their staff is definitely interested in keeping tabs on the opinions of their constituency.

But that's not the right way to evaluate political energy on any topic. Instead that office will likely tap into party mechanisms and systematically test voter messages until they find the right one.

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