Petition for DeRidder Internet

Petition for DeRidder Internet:

Based on average prices, satellite internet is 72.5 Percent more costly than land based services, and only half as reliable.

Huge portions of the DeRidder population resides outside of serviceable areas as of 1/18/17 with many roads having old lines, that are outdated. Companies who own the rights to these lines refuse service to residents of which the lines lay on or near their properties. For example, AT&T owns lines down SR 394 but say the lines are old, and they don't plan to replace them.

Sugartown has quality high speed internet available throughout portions of their immediate area, but DeRidder doesn't offer service just 4 short miles from our super Walmart.

This is a community issue, as many residents are forced into purchasing the more expensive and less reliable satellite internet in order to be connected to our quickly advancing world. Children in public schools of the DeRidder area are expected to have internet access for continuing education at home, as well as our large population of home schooled children. College students also need access to quality internet to pursue studies. These young residents are the future of our city, and without having access to the tools they need in this year of 2017 it could be detrimental to their studies. These are but a few examples of why this is so important. Change needs to happen, we need everyone's help.

At this moment we have hundreds involved in petitioning for such change, and the numbers keep growing.

Companies targeted in the petition include: Suddenlink, Cameron Communications, and AT&T.

Neighborhoods of petitioners include but are not limited to within the sub streets thereof: SR394, HWY 26, Hwy 112, Granberry Rd., Ball Rd., HWY 190, Yankee Ridge Estates Subdivision
( some have access, many don't ).