Bill Calls for Selling Iowa Communications Network ASAP

Bill calls for selling Iowa Communications Network ASAP

Governor Kim Reynolds is calling for the state-owned fiber optic network to be sold “as soon as possible.” Governor Terry Branstad touted the Iowa Communications Network in 1989 as the cyber highway for K-12 students to take classes they weren’t able to get in their local district. Molly Severn, deputy chief of staff for Iowa’s […]

Iowa’s governor says state-owned fiber optic network should be sold ASAP

(Radio Iowa) – Governor Kim Reynolds says the state-owned fiber optic network should be sold as soon as possible. Governor Terry Branstad touted the Iowa Communications Network in 1989 as the cyber highway for K-12 students to take classes they weren’t able to get in their local district. Molly Severn, deputy chief of staff for Iowa’s current governor, estimates the state could get 100 MILLION dollars from selling the fiber network now. “However…