A group of Connecticut state officials and mayors...
A group of Connecticut state officials and mayors issued a joint Request for Qualifications (RFQ) Monday seeking information from interested parties in a bid to encourage development of gigabit broadband networks in New Haven, Stamford and West Hartford. The officials’…
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RFQ seeks free or heavily discounted broadband service with a minimum 10 Mbps speed to “underserved and disadvantaged” residential areas. “It’s time we tear down the walls to gigabit Internet access in Connecticut,” said Democratic state Sen. Beth Bye in a news release. Other municipalities in Connecticut may also join the RFQ by submitting an addendum, said state Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz in the news release. The RFQ is “an important step toward making Connecticut the first gigabit state,” said state Comptroller Kevin Lambo in the release. New Haven’s city government said it will administer and coordinate the RFQ.