AAPB Opposes Bill Forcing Kentucky Utility to Divest Telecommunications Unit
The bill would give Frankfort a deadline of Dec. 31, 2024 to either transfer or sell the utility’s public projects.

The bill would give Frankfort a deadline of Dec. 31, 2024 to either transfer or sell the utility’s public projects.
WASHINGTON, January 19, 2024 – The American Association for Public Broadband sent a Tuesday letter to the Kentucky General Assembly opposing legislation that would force the city of Frankfort’s municipal utility to sell or transfer its telecommunications business to a private entity.
The bill, proposed by State Senator Gex Williams, would give the Frankfort City Commission a deadline of Dec. 31, 2024.
Her nomination will now go to the full Senate.
Officials say the first phase of the city’s network will install over 100,000 feet of new fiber optic cable.
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