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.

AAPB Opposes Bill Forcing Kentucky Utility to Divest Telecommunications Unit
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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.

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