By Jim Mimiaga
Republican Rep. Marc Catlin, of Montrose, has been elected to represent the 58th District House of Representative seat in the Colorado Legislature.
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Catlin has supported successful legislation supporting rural broadband and rural hospitals
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Catlin was successful in passing House Bill 1099, a law that deals with internet providers' right of first refusal, an issue that drew attention in Southwest Colorado last year when Elevate, run by the nonprofit Delta-Montrose Electric Association co-op, bid to provide local high-speed fiber-optic service.
But CenturyLink had the right of refusal and took over the grant. In Ridgway, it then installed slower copper lines.
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