Colorado Springs is consistently voted “one of the best places to live in America” and has its long-term sights set on furthering its reputation as a livable, innovative city that’s desirable for businesses and residents alike.
One of the primary ways that local leadership hopes to help Colorado Springs accomplish this goal is by building an ultra-fast fiber network that would connect every home and business to the internet. However, data from federally-funded broadband expansions in Colorado suggest that private interests in the market may make public broadband infrastructure unnecessary and ultimately a waste of taxpayer dollars.
Construction on Colorado Springs’ network