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Broadband for all: 8 next steps for Seattle
The City of Seattle will not build a municipal fiber broadband network, which would create access to high-speed Internet for
Bill Schrier
Bill Schrier retired in 2012 as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the City of Seattle. During his nine-year tenure, he directed information technology operations and policy, reporting directly to
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Another Seattle Internet hoax? CenturyLink vows real gigabit in Seattle
The company announced this morning that Seattle is one of 10 new cities where they'll be rolling out super fast fiber to the home. We've heard that before.