Forty-six Connecticut Municipalities Join Effort to Facilitate Development
Forty-six Connecticut municipalities have signed on to an effort to facilitate development of gigabit networks in Connecticut, state Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz said Friday. New Haven, Stamford and West Hartford sought a joint Request for Qualifications in September to…
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obtain information from interested broadband providers (see 1409160049), with the additional cities’ participation in the RFQ meaning more than 25 percent of the state’s municipalities are now involved. The localities that have since joined the RFQ include state capital Hartford. “The response from our state’s towns has been overwhelming,” Katz said in a news release. “Partnering with the private sector to examine the best way to build and finance these Gig networks is the first step in making them a reality in Connecticut.” Proposals from entities interested in partnering with the municipalities are due Jan. 13 to the New Haven city government’s purchasing department.