No specifics were given on which parts of the two neighborhoods will be part of the test. Walker said they don't yet know how much the pilot program will cost. He'll come back before city councilors at that point and ask for money to launch a pilot program in Merrymount and Quincy Point. Most Quincy residents are customers of Comcast, and city councilors say the company has a monopoly they've blamed for high prices and spotty service.Ĭurrently, Comcast owns its own infrastructure in Quincy. Under the proposal to offer municipal broadband, Quincy would build and maintain more than $75 million in infrastructure – such as fiber optic cables and servers – that could be used by any number of companies to bring internet to residents, making it another player in the marketplace of providers.Ĭain said the broadband program is in the engineering and facility phases and studies should be completed in the next two months. Does Quincy have options other than Comcast? It has been five years since Cain first floated the idea of municipal broadband to councilors as a way to expand affordable internet access to more residents.
This is innovation at its finest here for a municipality, and it's taking local control over essential infrastructure."Ĭlosing the 'digital divide': Interest in municipal internet is rising on the South Shore, nationwideĪ culinary resurgence: 6 of the best Quincy Center meals, drinks and desserts "When we do complete it, this project will bring national recognition. "We view this as an essential infrastructure project," Cain said.
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