Rural Wyo. city eyes fiber-optic network (AP)

POWELL, Wyo. - Hay and beans have fueled this rural economy for years. But it's fiber of another kind that city leaders believe is key to Powell's future. Plans are under way to build a fiber-optic network capable of delivering ultrafast Internet, cable TV and telephone service to virtually every household and business in this community of about 5,300 people. The goal of the $6 million project is to create another selling point for a community where quality of life issues — good schools and ...