NORFOLK—Town officials are talking to Frontier about the future of fiber optics in the town.
Frontier has offered to cover 70 to 80 percent of Norfolk. First Selectman Matt Riiska said, however, that much depends on bringing service to remote sections of town.
“They are going to do so much, but their position is they can’t string wire everywhere on rural roads. They are making an offer that for ‘x’ amount, they’ll make sure everyone is covered. Our position is, if we put any money in at all, everyone needs to be covered. We can’t expect some taxpayers to pay for others.”
The improved service would be for Internet only and is not 5G.
“There are still a lot of questions,” Riiska said, “and there will be a lot more discussions over the next three months or so.”