REGIONAL After years of frustration over the lack of high-speed internet at the end of the road, the evidence of a solution is everywhere these days. And it’s all coming to nearby Tower …
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 | × 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.