Superior, Duluth seek route to faster, cheaper internet service
Superior is considering a $31 million investment in a fiber optic network, while Duluth is prepared to put $1 million on the table as the city weighs its options.
Written By: Peter Passi
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A chart taken from a Connect Superior Webinar video on YouTube. (contributed photo)
Duluth Mayor Emily Larson has offered a harsh assessment of the city’s dominant broadband service provider: Spectrum Internet.
“Right now, Spectrum is the only broadband provider in Duluth. They know it and your bills show it. Spectrum even raised prices in a pandemic – and this community, held hostage, had no choice but to pay or go without access,” she said in her State of the City Address earlier this month.