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Broadband comes to Bayside in Northport, thanks to the extension of fiber along new Central Maine Power poles. (Photo courtesy Jessica Eriksen)
(Photo courtesy Jessica Eriksen)
The Bluff Road, in Northport, gets high-speed internet. (Photo courtesy Jessica Eriksen
NORTHPORT While talk of increasing broadband internet capacity to homes and businesses in Midcoast Maine is a high 2021 priority in many towns, a Northport resident decided not to wait, and has commissioned a Portland-based internet service provider to run fiber optic cable to his home.
In doing so, approximately 50 additional Northport residents are able to tap into the line, and will pay the standard industry rate payment tiers.