Utility broadband was a very hot topic a few years ago, fraught with threats of lawsuits, local political turmoil, and consumers that were tired of being underserved by the largest ISPs. While expanding into broadband – the most modern utility – was perceived as a golden opportunity, progress appears to have been slow. EPB in Chattanooga was something of a posterchild for the trend, and was met with legal challenges by Comcast and AT&T in 2014, after the municipal utility sought approval for a FTTH network. The pair claimed that there was no demand for the EPB service, but a study in 2015, from the University of Tennessee, said that Chattanooga’s Gig City initiative, fueled by the EPB network, has…