New laws allow PUDs to offer retail broadband; Grant PUD stays put
Grant County PUD contractors install fiber-optic line north of Moses Lake last year.
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Two new state laws, House Bill 1336 and Senate Bill 5383, enable public entities, including not-for-profit, community-owned public utility districts, to provide retail broadband service to end-users, according to the Washington PUD Association, which supported the legislation.
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