New Guidebook Encourages Local Governments to Bring 21st Century Broadband to their Communities

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 9, 2008 - A free publication brings new hope to local government officials and utility decision makers trying to ensure that their cities and counties receive broadband services.

The Municipal & Utility Guidebook to Bringing Broadband Fiber Optics to Your Community is a comprehensive guide to the economic and quality-of-life benefits of robust fiber infrastructure. It examines in detail four communities that have successfully deployed fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) services to their citizens and businesses.

Public Technology Institute, a national non-profit technology research organization, is the publisher. The Guidebook is available now for free download from PTI at www.pti.org.

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