GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Recently, the City of Grand Junction joined “Next Century Cities”, a bipartisan, city-to-city initiative dedicated to ensuring the availability of next-generation broadband Internet for all communities.

In April 2015, Grand Junction voters approved an override of Colorado Senate Bill 05-152 by 77 percent. That vote was the first step on the path of improvement in the speed and capability of high-speed Internet toward development of a reliable and forward-looking broadband system. The City is currently working with our regional government, economic development, and private sector partners to identify solutions and investment opportunities to increase the bandwidth in our community…