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File #: 15-00483    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Informational Report Status: Filed
File created: 7/29/2015 In control: Council Work Session
On agenda: 9/21/2015 Final action: 9/21/2015
Title: Council discussion of options relating to the provision of broadband internet service within the City of Colorado Springs

 

 

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Council discussion of options relating to the provision of broadband internet service within the City of Colorado Springs

 

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  From: 

Eileen Lynch Gonzalez, City Council Administrator

 

  Summary:

At their July 22, 2015 Utilities Board meeting, City Council, acting as the Utilities Board, voted to hold a discussion at a City Council work session of issues relating to the provision of broadband internet services within the City of Colorado Springs.  Options are varied, and no conclusions have been reached; one of the many options previously discussed is the possibility of including broadband internet as a “fifth utility” provided by Colorado Springs Utilities. As a result of this discussion, Council may provide staff with direction on this issue.

 

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