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A study by the council – which includes Centerville, Kettering, Miamisburg, Moraine, Oakwood, Springboro and Washington Twp. – indicates several benefits, according to member records.
Among them:
-Connecting cities to each other in ways that allow for joint projects involving crime mapping and shared 911 systems without paying for third-party data circuits.
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-Reducing long-term dependence to Internet service providers by building its own network.
-Laying infrastructure that will bring new telecommunication vendors to the area;
-Providing access to the network to area non-profits and businesses.
The MVCC study was paid for by a $100,000 grant applied for in 2013, records show.
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