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Making The Connection: Municipal Broadband Meets A Need In The Portland Metropolitan Area, Eavan Moore
Making The Connection: Municipal Broadband Meets A Need In The Portland Metropolitan Area, Eavan Moore
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Internet access has become critical to participating in modern American society, yet the private market is no closer to serving low-income and rural Americans.
In May 2018, the City of Hillsboro announced it would go ahead with a publicly owned and operated, affordable, gigabit-speed Internet service for the entire city. Multnomah County Commissioners voted for a feasibility study of their own in June. The Port of Ridgefield, Washington, has big hopes for its own fiber optic project. Meanwhile, the city of Sandy, Oregon, has been running its own municipal broadband service for the last six years.
What’s driving this wave? …