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Updated · Boulder Daily Camera · Sep 6
Boulder Manager Weighs Legal Action Over $100 Fiber Plan as Budget Crisis Deepens
Updated
Updated · Boulder Daily Camera · Sep 6

Boulder Manager Weighs Legal Action Over $100 Fiber Plan as Budget Crisis Deepens

1 articles · Updated · Boulder Daily Camera · Sep 6

Summary

  • Boulder's city manager is considering legal action against Allo and stepping up staff work on municipal broadband even as private fiber competition expands in the city.
  • Allo still lists Boulder service at $100 a month, while one resident cited Xfinity service at $50-$75 and newly installed AT&T 1 Gig fiber at $45.
  • That pricing gap is fueling arguments that Boulder has already achieved its competition goal and should stop pursuing a city-run fiber network.
  • Critics say the renewed broadband push comes at the wrong time because Boulder faces a budget crisis and needs to redirect attention to more urgent unmet needs.

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