Two years after they began, cable license renewal negotiations between five Lower Cape towns and Comcast have come to a close. On Feb. 23, the Truro and Wellfleet select boards […]
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TECHNOLOGY
3 Towns Wait to See What Comcast Will Deliver
A new contract offers benefits that are still unknown
WELLFLEET — Thanks to a new contract with five Lower and Outer Cape towns, Comcast may soon provide broadband internet connections to residents of Truro, Wellfleet, and Eastham who live […]
OP-ED
Connectivity Is a Necessity
The pandemic has made remote communication incalculably more important
The Independent has published articles about the problem of internet connectivity on the Outer Cape, and we are currently waiting to see the results of the latest round of negotiations […]
CONNECTIVITY
Five Towns Force Comcast to Expand Broadband Access
New deal with the cable company is called ‘revolutionary’
TRURO — More residents in areas currently without broadband service will soon be able to get connected, following a breakthrough in negotiations with Comcast — though exactly how many will […]
TECHNOLOGY
As Life Moves Online, Lack of Access Vexes
Comcast’s ‘monopoly’ keeps others from serving the Cape
While debates about in-person schooling rage and doctor visits go virtual, Outer Cape towns are negotiating the next decade of internet coverage in the area. Contracts between the individual towns […]
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This Week in Truro
Meetings Ahead Truro is working on remote capacity to enable people to participate in public meetings. “We don’t have that in place yet,” said Town Manager Rae Ann Palmer. “So […]
