LAKELAND — Lakeland officials have a choice to make about establishing a connection that could bring a new high-speed internet provider to the city. City commissioners will vote on a contract with Orlando-based Summit Broadband Inc. that will create create a private-public partnership for broadband service. The meeting is scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday. City Manager Shawn Sherrouse presented…
A $24,000 computer upgrade was undertaken by the City of Carlsbad and was expected to provide utility customers convenient online pay options, said an assistant city administrator. Wendy Austin said the cost was significantly less than maintaining the current 30-year-old system. “The current system is at the end-of-life for software and is no longer supported,” she said. …
The Amarillo City Council recently heard an update on the potential of a city initiative in the works that would give all area residents basic access to broadband internet. According to previous Globe-News reports, the model city officials are exploring would have open access for Amarillo residents for essential services on the internet, including education, healthcare, social services…
