Paul was raised in Attleboro. His parents are retired pharmacists and small business owners. He spent many summers and days after school working in his parents' drug stores, where from a very young age he learned the hard work, service and the challenges and rewards of small business ownership.
When I became mayor in 2018 I reached out to several cable and Internet providers to see if they wanted to come to Attleboro to offer service. None have been interested in expanding a fiber optic network in the city due to the high cost low benefit return. Since 2019, I have been researching and looking at the pros and cons of municipal broadband; this would be a city owned not-for-profit enterprise. ARPA money may be used for this purpose and that is something I have been exploring. Start up costs are in the millions but not insurmountable. There is considerable concern about electromagnetic radiation from 5G so we need to proceed prudently