The plan: westward the Net $71.6m project carries local boost
By John Dyer, Globe Correspondent | July 18, 2010 The Boston Globe
A $71.6 million plan by the White House and Beacon Hill to expand broadband Internet access in Western Massachusetts is a shot in the arm for the Westborough-based Massachusetts Technology Collaborative and the region's high-tech industry, officials said.
In addition to putting the collaborative in charge of stringing 1,100 miles of fiber-optic cable in 123 communities between Worcester and the New York state line over the next three years, the plan could cement or boost much of the growth in the technology firms along Interstate 495 that has occurred in recent years, officials added.
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***** Moderator's Note *****
Why are communities in Eastern Massachusetts less deserving of federal aid than those in the western part of the state?
Bill Horne Moderator