Longmeadow voters rejected municipal fiber project in May 2026

TL;DR: Longmeadow, Massachusetts, voters rejected a proposed municipal fiber network in May 2026 after a local campaign opposing the project. Supporters said they may pursue other options after the vote.

Longmeadow, Massachusetts, voters rejected a proposal to move forward with a town-backed fiber broadband network in May 2026. The Light Reading report said the town had been preparing to deploy a municipal fiber network before the measure was defeated.

The report said opponents of the project benefited from what supporters described as a "dark money" campaign. The article did not identify new technical details about the planned network in the excerpt provided, but it said the campaign helped defeat the proposal in last week's vote.

Supporters of the Longmeadow fiber project said they may try again through alternative paths after the defeat. The report framed the next step as an effort by local fiber advocates to keep pursuing improved broadband options for the town.

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