Salem looking to boost internet downtown

People walk in front of shops in downtown Salem in December. (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter)
The city of Salem is considering laying internet infrastructure in downtown to either lease out or manage like a utility.
Since December, the city has been looking to hire a consultant to help officials determine whether it makes the most budgetary sense for the city to install metal piping and fiber optics and run the internet or charge a…





