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Missoula’s fiber plan still loading…

By the end of a presentation to city and county officials last month, two big questions about Missoula’s broadband future were answered: How much fiber needs to be laid to connect the city’s municipal and economic corridors to high-speed Internet (up to 55 miles), and how much it will cost (up to $9.1 million).

But a third question–who is going to do it?remained as uncertain as a spinning pinwheel cursor.

"I think that is the big question," Councilman Bryan von Lossberg said during the Feb. 17 meeting.

By Derek Brouwer

Full Story: http://missoulanews.bigskypress.com/missoula/broadband/Content?oid=2711531

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