Wood County village of Haskins receiving high-speed internet [Video]

HASKINS, Ohio — Monday marked the first day of fiber internet installation in a Wood County village.

Amplex, an internet provider in northwest Ohio, is working with the village of Haskins to provide better internet services to businesses and residents.

Village Administrator Colby Carroll said the upgrade will help many people who need high-speed internet on a day-to-day basis and even those who may lack any access to internet at all living in a rural and small community.

“You get into a larger metropolitan area, you may have four or five cable companies that provide service to you so you can select the one that fits your needs,” Carroll said. “In our area that just doesn’t exist, and you’re getting more into the rural areas, you may not have any service or may only have one option. And sometimes that option doesn’t fit your …