Why is the City installing Municipal Broadband?

The City of Fort Bragg is installing locally owned broadband to provide reliable, affordable, and future-ready internet service for residents and businesses. In 2025, the City purchased Mendocino Community Network (MCN), making broadband a public service operated locally for the benefit of the community.

Municipal broadband gives the community local control over critical infrastructure, improves reliability and speed, supports economic development and remote work, enhances public services and emergency response, and helps promote digital equity so more residents have access to essential internet services.

While construction has caused temporary disruptions, this project is a long-term investment—like roads or water systems—designed to serve Fort Bragg for decades to come.