City marks start of fiber broadband install
Memphis Mayor Paul Young said the buildout of the basic network could take five to seven years. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP file)
The groundbreaking at Willow Park in East Memphis Tuesday, April 30, is the start of building the infrastructure for a fiber broadband network that is to connect the system to at least 85% of the city.
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