Alderman: City should use existing fiber-optic network for Internet service

A rookie alderman wants city buildings and City Council ward offices to switch from private Internet service providers to the city’s own higher-capacity fiber-optic network to chip away at Chicago’s $30 billion pension crisis. Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd) noted that Chicago taxpayers spent $53.3 million on technology costs and contracted services in 2013, while revenues […]