EAGLE-Net Defends Its Broadband Life

In a two-hour plus presentation to the Colorado General Assembly's Legislative Audit Committee, intergovernmental agency EAGLE-Net alliance (ENA) defended its build-out of a broadband network to schools, libraries and other anchor institutions. It has a $100 million government Broadband Technologies Opportunity Program (BTOP) grant it is using, but has run into delays and problems. ENA representatives at the hearing said that they were about ready to strike a deal with an independent telecom to operate the network, saying it should be done by the end of October -- they would not identify the company when pressed by a member of the committee.