Two bills aim to expand public broadband in Washington, but there’s a hitch
‘It’s such drama, I’m telling you. I’ve never been in this situation before,’ one lawmaker says.
By Melissa Santos, Crosscut
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Michael Moore, an information technology construction coordinator, is seen with an explanatory board about telecommunications services at a co-location data center inside Grays Harbor Pubic Utility District's headquarters in Aberdeen on March 4, 2021. Two bills approved by Washington's Legislature would let public utility districts offer broadband to retail customers. But there's some confusion about how the bills would interact. (Matt M. McKnight/Crosscut)