Duluth City Council pushes for better broadband access Councilors joined forces with Duluth's mayor in an effort to bring more competition to the city's internet service market. Written By: Peter Passi | × Optical fiber cable is pictured on a reel in a storage area. Alessandro Bianchi / Reuters Earlier this month, Duluth Mayor Emily Larson announced that one of her top priorities would be to provide faster and less-expensive internet service to the city. To do so, she proposes to invest $1 million in COVID-19 relief funds "to incentivize new service providers to enter the market" to compete with Spectrum, which dominates the local scene at present.