Highland mulls going it alone

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  1. St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri), June 05, 2007
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This small farm town has about had it with its Internet options, and its city manager is proposing a technological leap of faith. The city will be asked to consider building its own fiber optic network, connected to every home and business, offering faster Internet and better TV and phone services, and all of it possibly cheaper. It would be a huge step for rural Highland, population 9,373, that will cost millions before ever turning a net profit.