Cox Communications filed a lawsuit Monday accusing Rhode Island Commerce, a quasi-state agency, of using that “flawed” data to “build taxpayer-subsidized and duplicative high-speed broadband internet in affluent areas of Rhode Island like the Breakers Mansion in Newport and affluent areas of Westerly.”

In the lawsuit filed in Superior Court on Monday, Cox asserts Commerce is using "inaccurate and manipulated broadband maps and data to support their plan," and seeking to charge the company $52,000 for a "public-access" to its data.

Cox Communications has filed a lawsuit against the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation Monday over the their broadband internet infrastructure plan.

Cox officials say the state is using flawed data as part of its plan to spend $108 million on broadband infrastructure.

Cox Communications filed a blistering lawsuit against the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation on Monday — Governor Dan McKee is chair of the agency.