Rural Wyo. City Eyes Fiber-Optic Network

[Judi Lynn]

Rural Wyo. City Eyes Fiber-Optic Network
Rural Wyoming City Moves Toward Fiber-Optic Network; Private Providers Miffed
By BECKY BOHRER

POWELL, Wyo. Aug 13, 2006 (AP)— Hay and beans have fueled this rural economy for years. But it's fiber of another kind that city leaders believe is key to Powell's future.

Plans are under way to build a fiber-optic network capable of delivering ultrafast Internet, cable TV and telephone service to virtually every household and business in this community of about 5,300 people.

The goal of the $6 million project is to create another selling point for a community where quality of life issues good schools and safe streets are no longer enough of a draw to do business in a place where the nearest major city is 100 miles away in Billings, Mont.
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Powell is part of a growing phenomenon, fueled by dissatisfaction in sparsely populated areas where the local phone and cable providers are slower to invest in costly network upgrades that may not be profitable.
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http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=2308715

[NC_Nurse]

1. I hated Wyoming.

I'm sure there's great people there, but all I met were RW A'holes and desolation. Of course, that was a long time ago and I was a woman traveling alone with three children.

It was my least favorite state, that's for sure...

[Sven77]

2. internet brings freedom

independent news might help educate over the main stream media propaganda.