SUSAN JOHNS
Tue, 01/19/2021 - 7:30am
Westport Island selectmen Monday night agreed to sign a letter supporting an effort to expand broadband access in town. About 195 homes do not have access, Ralph Jacobs of the broadband and cable TV committee said.
He said the committee is pursuing a ConnectME Authority grant with Spectrum. Still to determine are how much to seek and how much the town and Spectrum might each need to kick in toward a project, Jacobs said in response to board questions. He said the committee has not discarded the idea of a town-owned fiber system instead, “but it’s definitely a heavier lift, both in terms of cost and responsibility for operating it.”