A small Maine town that built its own broadband network faces new competition
After national companies declined to extend internet service to the midcoast town, it built its own network.
Daniel O’Connor is a rural government reporter for The Maine Monitor and Bangor Daily News. He jointly reports for both newsrooms as part of a partnership between both organizations and Report for America.
Hailing from a small town in Connecticut, Dan’s interest in government reporting brought him back to rural New England, where he aims to shed light on the government, politics and cultural trends impacting rural communities across Maine. He arrived in Maine after attaining his master’s degree at Columbia Journalism School in New York City. He is based in Augusta.
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