BOSTON—Verizon will spend more than $300 million over the next six years to convert the city's copper based technology infrastructure to a higher-speed fiber optic network.
The initiative announced earlier this week by Boston Mayor Martin Walsh will bring increased competition and choice for broadband and entertainment services in Boston, and support the ongoing efforts to spur innovation and economic opportunity in all neighborhoods, city official say.
Construction of the fiber-optic network will be completed by neighborhood. Initially, the project will begin in Dorchester, West Roxbury and the Dudley Square neighborhood of Roxbury in 2016, followed by Hyde Park, Mattapan, and other areas of Roxbury and Jamaica Plain. The city has also agreed to provide an expedited permitting process in connection with the Verizon fiber optic project.
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John Jordan
John Jordan is a veteran journalist with 36 years of print and digital media experience.
