Government & Politics  July 17, 2015

Boulder-based Zayo Group assumes oversight of EAGLE-Net Alliance

BOULDER —  Zayo Group Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ZAYO) a Boulder-based provider of bandwidth infrastructure, said Friday it has assumed network oversight and support responsibility for EAGLE-Net Alliance, an intergovernmental entity that provides broadband connectivity to schools, libraries and health-care facilities across Colorado.

Zayo and EAGLE-Net have entered an interim agreement as they work to establish an expanded, long-term partnership. Zayo takes over those duties from Texas-based TX Communications Inc., doing business as Affiniti, which became affiliated with EAGLE-Net in 2013.

EAGLE-Net has faced harsh criticism from lawmakers and others in recent years who accused it…

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