The Internet is as essential to our lives today as food, water, electricity and roads. Yet last summer Verizon’s Internet connections failed for five days in parts of Falmouth and there were stories of Comcast summer traffic overloads. A new, locally-controlled Internet access company would give Falmouth people a competitive choice.
Falmouth has the opportunity to create its own Internet access. Hundreds of localities around the United States, including several in Massachusetts, are planning, building and operating their own Internet access services.