Chattanooga’s High-Speed Broadband Brings High-Stakes Battle Over Fiber-Optic Expansion

The debate pits mayors against legislators, counties against states and Republicans against Republicans, as Tennessee’s ruling party faces a split within its own ranks and among constituents who say access to broadband should transcend petty politics.

by Ellis Smith, McClatchy News Service

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