Fort Collins voters approve broadband

FORT COLLINS — Fort Collins residents ignored a massive campaign against city-owned broadband services and approved a ballot measure Tuesday night.

The Coloradoan reported that voters approved a city proposal that would permit the City Council to establish a telecommunications utility to provide broadband services. Unofficial results late Tuesday night showed the measure passing with 56.77 percent of the vote.

The measure does not require a utility, but gives the city the flexibility to move forward either with a city-owned high-speed internet solution or a model that would contract with a…