Don't talk about high speed internet, do it!

To The Eagle:

PUD Commissioner Robert Jungers should be commended for his insightful proposal to bring high-speed, fiber optic service to Wahkiakum residents and businesses. Throughout much of northern Europe and Asian countries like South Korea and Japan, fiber optic Internet service provides jobs and distance learning that leads to jobs.

We’ve lost business start-ups and young families because jobs and educational opportunities exist elsewhere. We lack secure, high-speed websites that attract customers and employment. We need fiber optic service in more areas of Wahkiakum County. Home businesses, local farms and ranches, and artists and craftsmen could develop income that will decrease the migration of residents and businesses from moving to locations where such service already exists.

Let’s not just talk about it; let’s do it!

Craig Brown, Cathlamet