What is the latest status of the project “Easthampton Municipal Broadband Initiative”?

The status recorded for “Easthampton Municipal Broadband Initiative” is Cancelled.

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Taiyo normalizes the budget of “Easthampton Municipal Broadband Initiative” to USD 3600000.

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This Taiyo project page references The Shoestring along with the original URL (https://theshoestring.org/2023/10/04/the-wired-wired-west-the-collapse-of-public-internet-in-easthampton-and-the-struggle-to-connect-massachusettss-overlooked-communities/). Taiyo standardizes official data into a consistent, searchable project profile.

Easthampton Municipal Broadband Initiative

Sector: Telecommunications • Location: Easthampton, Massachusetts, United States

Source: The Shoestring

Project

Cancelled

Easthampton's efforts to establish a publicly owned utility for broadband internet faced challenges, leading to a partnership with GoNetSpeed to provide fiber optic internet services instead. The project aimed to improve internet access in the region, which has been marked by dissatisfaction with existing services.

Status: Closed
Sector: Telecommunications, Government, Broadband, Power Transmission, Power Generation (CCGT)
Location: Easthampton, Massachusetts, United States of America
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: The Shoestring

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The project “Easthampton Municipal Broadband Initiative” is an infrastructure initiative in the Telecommunications sector, located in Easthampton, Massachusetts, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from The Shoestring.

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Original status	Cancelled
Taiyo status	Closed
Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	Easthampton's efforts to establish a publicly owned utility for broadband internet faced challenges, leading to a partnership with GoNetSpeed to provide fiber optic internet services instead. The project aimed to improve internet access in the region, which has been marked by dissatisfaction with existing services.
Original sector	Telecommunications
Budget

Location

Country	United States of America (USA)
State	Massachusetts
City	Easthampton

Source

Source	The Shoestring
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Record type	Project
Sector	Telecommunications, Government, Broadband, Power Transmission, Power Generation (CCGT)
Article published date	2025-03-20

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