Hillsboro officials say HiLight — Hillsboro's city-owned high-speed internet service — should be available to half of all city's addresses between 2024 and 2025, years earlier than expected, according to a new plan presented to city councilors Nov. 2.
From the beginning, Hillsboro officials knew the buildout process for HiLight would be slow. They expected to construct fiber-optic cables throughout the entire city over the course of about 10 years, prioritizing neighborhoods such as those around Shute Park with low rates of high-speed internet connectivity.
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