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Fiber, broadband projects by Oregon highways on hold after Kotek data center order

States Newsroom · October 27, 2026

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s recent executive order barring data centers on state lands is creating roadblocks for telecommunications companies building out fiber-optic cable networks that transmit internet data and that are typically buried along state highways. Kotek’s September order directed state agencies to pause…

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Fiber, broadband projects by Oregon highways on hold after Kotek data center order

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