Seattle Mayor Murray recently announced three goals as the foundation for his broadband strategy. The three goals are: 1) Reduce regulatory barriers; 2) Explore public/private partnerships; and 3) Explore municipal broadband.
See more and add your comments at murray.seattle.gov/broadband/. The Mayor is also sending legislation to Council that changes the rules about placement of telecommunications cabinets and will enable an increase in buildout of broadband. This will help enable more competition in areas of Beacon Hill and elsewhere, which have had limited DSL service. CenturyLink has announced a plan to build more fiber and broadband infrastructure in Seattle, in conjunction with this. See more on this here.
You can also see the City’s Information Technology three key objectives and supporting actions. These are guiding the Department of Information Technology (DoIT’s) work. See the DoIT Plan here.