Cities have a way to expand internet access, and want the state to let them try it

With more than 600,000 North Carolina residents lacking any high-speed internet service, municipal leaders pushed this week for state policy changes designed to create public-private partnerships in which local governments build broadband infrastructure and lease it to private internet providers.
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With more than 600,000 North Carolina residents lacking any high-speed internet service, municipal leaders pushed this week for state policy changes designed to create public-private partnerships in which local governments build broadband infrastructure and lease it to private internet providers.