Princeton, Massachusetts, to Vote on Costs to Prep for Fiber Deployment
The Princeton, Massachusetts, Broadband Municipal Light Plant (PBMLP) and Princeton Broadband Committee plan joint hearings in November ahead of a town meeting set for Nov. 18 to vote on a proposal to borrow $1.4 million to prepare for a planned…
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fiber project. The hearings are set for Nov. 12 and 13 in Princeton’s Town Hall Annex, PBMLP said. Princeton isn’t financially responsible for the $3.7 million in costs for installing the fiber, but the town is responsible for some of the work to prepare for the project, PBMLP said. Internet service will cost $95 per month, PBMLP said. The project’s proponents are also seeking reimbursement for the project via the Massachusetts Broadband Institute, which is deciding how to disburse $45 million in grants to unserved communities in the state.