Public entities have recently been looking for new ways to harness right of way (ROW) for broadband public-private partnership (P3) projects. Last year, the city of Santa Cruz made history by entering into a roughly $50 million P3 with local Internet service provider Cruzio to deliver 1-gigabit broadband access to every property in the city’s jurisdiction. Construction began this month. San Francisco is now considering pursuit of a similar P3. On the other side of the country, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) recently released requests for proposals for legal and ...
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