Iowa communities team to install own high-speed lines

More than 80 communities across Iowa have banded to create Opportunity
Iowa. The goal: to wire the state for advanced voice, data and video
services. The communities represent about 25% of the state's homes and
businesses, and more are expected to join later.

Under the plan, communities would install, on their own dime, high-speed
fiber lines. Then they would invite outside vendors such as AT&T to use
the lines. The lines could be used to provide voice, data and video
services to homes and businesses. Vendors would pay towns access fees to
use their fiber lines.

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