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Frontier says Internet speed change could block service to 85K homes
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Frontier Communications plans to fight a plan to increase minimum acceptable Internet broadband speeds under West Virginia law, saying the change could stifle service to homes in rural areas.
By a 5-4 vote Friday, the state Broadband Deployment Council voted to propose legislation that would raise the state's minimum acceptable download speed to 6 megabits.
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Frontier says Internet speed change could block service to 85K homes
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Frontier Communications plans to fight a plan to increase minimum acceptable Internet broadband speeds under West Virginia law, saying the change could stifle service to homes in rural areas.
By a 5-4 vote Friday, the state Broadband Deployment Council voted to propose legislation that would raise the state's minimum acceptable download speed to 6 megabits.
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