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Supervisors hear broad support for municipal fiber plan to close San Francisco’s digital divide
Summary
Supervisors received survey results and community testimony urging a citywide municipal fiber network prioritizing equity and an open‑access utility model; staff said consultants will finalize cost and subsidy recommendations and the committee continued the item for further work.
The Land Use Committee held an extended hearing on Aug. 31 to review work toward a possible citywide municipal fiber broadband network aimed at closing San Francisco’s digital divide.
Supervisor Mark Farrell opened the hearing by reciting city data assembled for the project: "Over 100,000 San Francisco residents still don't have Internet access at home," he said, and he noted disparities among students and communities of color. Farrell said the project’s guiding principles are to treat high‑speed Internet as an essential utility, to pursue a model that reaches 100% of residents and businesses, and to…
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