Roanoke Valley localities disagree on open access broadband initiative

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Three years after local governments first came together to try to bring faster, cheaper Internet to the Roanoke Valley, the localities considering a plan to build an open access fiber-optic cable network aren’t on the same page, elected officials said.

The cities of Roanoke and Salem are ready to pay their share of the $8.2 million project, while representatives from Roanoke and Botetourt counties have expressed hesitation.


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