Longmont edges ahead of tech-hub Boulder in race to become next 'Gig City'

Boulder Weekly | October 17, 2014
Longmont's 2011 approval of an exemption from a state senate bill that hobbles public involvement in telecommunications has that city approaching an era of download speeds 10 times as faster than tech-company hub Boulder, raising questions about potential business migrations out of town. Now, Boulder is taking to the ballot the question of whether the city should try to catch up.

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