Bay Meadow Apartments in Springfield get high-speed internet boost

By Julia O'Keefe

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – State officials and agencies are celebrating the delivery of high-speed internet to the preservation of the affordable housing’s Bay Meadow apartments in Springfield.

This is the first housing development to get connected through the residential retrofit program, a statewide initiative to upgrade broadband infrastructure in public and affordable housing properties.

The funds will allow a telecommunications company to deliver high-speed, affordable internet to 148 households in Bay Meadow, which Congressman Richard Neal says is a civil right, given the current digital economy.

 

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