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As someone who voted for https://bouldercolorado.gov/connect-boulder/boulder-broadband-enhancement https://bouldercolorado.gov/connect-boulder/boulder-broadban.

As someone who voted for https://bouldercolorado.gov/connect-boulder/boulder-broadband-enhancement https://bouldercolorado.gov/connect-boulder/boulder-broadban..., I'm curious what the implications of Colorado's "Prohibitive Referendum Requirements" are? EDIT: If I'm reading this correctly, then this point is no longer true for CO. > As of 2018, the state is moving forward with a new bill (HB-1099) that will remove this problem. This bill is expected to pass in the coming months, but is not official at the time of this writing. https://broadbandnow.com/report/municipal-broadband-roadblocks-2018/#colorado https://broadbandnow.com/report/municipal-broadband-roadbloc...

lukeschlather 8y ago
This is the text of the final bill: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2018a_1099_signed.pdf https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2018a_1099_sign... Reading the text, it sounds like that was the bill that created the problem in the first place.
bproven 8y ago
Also Fort Collins CO - they recently (last year?) passed city approval to roll out municipal broadband. it is actively laying fiber now and expected to be live by start of 2020 or earlier. Gigabit speeds. It would be great if Boulder were next to get this. Comcast fought VERY hard to prevent it...
- ryannevius 8y ago
  Believe it or not, Estes Park is also working hard to get approval for municipal broadband.
  - leesalminen 8y ago
    We’re right down the way in Pinewood Springs and can only dream that the fiber will get laid along 36 so that we can get in on the action, too!
    - ryannevius 8y ago
      AFAIK, they're already laying the lines along highway 7. As of last year, I no longer live in the area, but you may be able to find out more through the Estes Park EDC.
jbuzbee 8y ago
I'm in Centennial Colorado - Several years ago we voted to allow commercial companies to lease the city's fiber. As a result, I now have symmetric gigabit fiber from a company named Ting running into the house for around $89 a month.
- azinman2 8y ago
  Sonic in the Bay Area has symmetric gigabit fiber for $60/mo!!!

lukeschlather 8y ago

This is the text of the final bill: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2018a_1099_signed.pdf https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2018a_1099_sign... Reading the text, it sounds like that was the bill that created the problem in the first place.

bproven 8y ago

Also Fort Collins CO - they recently (last year?) passed city approval to roll out municipal broadband. it is actively laying fiber now and expected to be live by start of 2020 or earlier. Gigabit speeds. It would be great if Boulder were next to get this. Comcast fought VERY hard to prevent it...

ryannevius 8y ago
Believe it or not, Estes Park is also working hard to get approval for municipal broadband.
- leesalminen 8y ago
  We’re right down the way in Pinewood Springs and can only dream that the fiber will get laid along 36 so that we can get in on the action, too!
  - ryannevius 8y ago
    AFAIK, they're already laying the lines along highway 7. As of last year, I no longer live in the area, but you may be able to find out more through the Estes Park EDC.

jbuzbee 8y ago

I'm in Centennial Colorado - Several years ago we voted to allow commercial companies to lease the city's fiber. As a result, I now have symmetric gigabit fiber from a company named Ting running into the house for around $89 a month.

azinman2 8y ago
Sonic in the Bay Area has symmetric gigabit fiber for $60/mo!!!