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Public commenters urge LAFCo to agendize public broadband as Google and private firms expand fiber plans

Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) · February 26, 2016
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Summary

During general public comment, advocates urged LAFCo to take up community broadband and Dig Once enforcement as Google and private providers expand fiber installations; commenters called for revising past studies and pursuing a citywide public broadband plan.

Public comment at the LAFCo meeting focused on community broadband and the city's Dig Once policy, with speakers urging the commission to agendize broadband planning in light of private providers’ recent fiber initiatives.

One commenter said Google is announcing plans to install fiber to some condominiums, apartments and low‑income housing facilities and said Department of Technology staff told…

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