It’s almost time for Telecom II.
On Aug. 9, the Longmont City Council will decide whether to launch another ballot measure that would let the city offer high-speed Internet service on its fiber-optic network.
If it passes that vote and a second one set for Aug. 23, the issue will go to the ballot on Nov. 1.
Without that vote, the city can’t let homes or businesses use that fiber without a vote, thanks to a 2005 state law. It’s a fight the city’s lost once before in 2009, when opponents — including the Colorado Cable Telecommunications Association — spent $245,513 to urge the measure’s defeat.
This time out, there’s a different tack. The city has been underlining in discussions that the measure would “restore its rights” to provide telecommunications service.
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