Boulder broadband: imperative for prosperous future

BOULDER — People working side-by-side, though they are thousands of miles apart. Conducting trusted financial transactions without traditional intermediaries. Downloading any movie you ever wanted to watch, whenever you want to watch it.

That’s today’s internet-based world, and new capabilities will emerge to transform entire industries — indeed our daily lives. So, even though I’ve written before about community broadband, I’m addressing it again because the City of Boulder’s momentum toward establishing such a system seems to be waning. Witness the recent City Council discussion on broadband that generated this concerning headline, “Boulder City Council may…