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Power board discusses broadband competition, undergrounding and plans to reach Ripley
Summary
Board members and staff discussed Fort Dear Electric's planned underground Internet service, competition from providers such as Ritter, AT&T and Spectrum, and challenges and costs to extend the city's broadband network toward Ripley.
Board members spent part of the Sept. 8 meeting discussing broadband deployment and competitive moves by an outside electric provider that plans to install underground Internet infrastructure in town.
Superintendent Almer said Fort Dear Electric has decided to "go underground and provide Internet to the whole city of Hall," a move he described as "super, super expensive" and likely to cause disruption while contractors cut lines. He warned the board that undergrounding…
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