Town of Dartmouth, MA Explores Municipal Fiber

Another Massachussets community is beginning to take a close look at building a municipal fiber network. Dartmouth, a coastal town of 34,000 on the southern tip of Massachussets, has hired a consulting firm to study the feasibility of the project.

The town is currently served by Comcast and Verizon, and local residents complain about reliability and speed with those networks. Dartmouth's Municipal Broadband Advisory Committee is working with the consultant and conducting a survey of residents on the issue. Eventually, the issue will be brought to a vote at a Town Meeting. For more on Dartmouth's efforts, CLICK HERE to read an article at Dartmouth Week.