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  "description": "The vote followed what broadband advocates described as a telecom industry-backed astroturf campaign.",
  "path": "/longmeadow-voters-reject-municipal-fiber-network-proposal/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-14T14:35:24.000Z",
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  "textContent": "WASHINGTON, May 14, 2026 – A western Massachusetts town will remain reliant on incumbent broadband providers after voters Tuesday rejected plans for a municipal fiber network.\n\nResidents at Longmeadow’s annual town meeting voted 374-270 against Article 7, failing to reach the two-thirds majority required to approve an $8.6 million appropriation for the first phase of a planned $27 million town-owned network.\n\nThe proposal would have funded construction of a central fiber hub, an initial pilot area, and part of a second construction phase expected to serve roughly 1,600 homes and about 50 businesses and multi-dwelling units.\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "Longmeadow Voters Reject Municipal Fiber Network Proposal",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-26T09:47:15.118Z"
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