Members of the Broadband Committe got an update on the status of the island-wide broadband installation at a meeting on January 26. Testing of the system has been completed and the next step is to have a group of customers go through the process of.
Expect the highly anticipated broadband installation on Block Island to swing into high gear in the next couple of weeks. Two major hurdles have been crossed recently. The Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council has issued its island-wide.
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The Town of New Shoreham Broadband Committee had hoped to have a website up and running by mid-January where residents could go to review product offerings and sign up early for services. At the committee’s meeting on Thursday, Jan. 7 it was announced that the website was still being built. New Shoreham IT Coordinator Michelle Spero said: “It looks like an end of January launch.”
While the numbers aren’t set in stone, information provided in July 2020 in advance of the Financial Town Meeting when voters approved the $8 million project presented pricing on various tiers of service being considered. The numbers were presented as both year-round, and for four-month seasonal service.