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Council carries over first reading of Lumos fiber franchise after residents and councilors press for construction, notification details
Summary
Lumos Fiber representatives presented a first-reading franchise ordinance to bring buried fiber to all of Homewood; council failed to secure unanimous consent after questions about trenching, utility impacts and resident communications and will hear the item again Oct. 13.
Homewood — Representatives of Lumos Fiber presented a first-reading ordinance on Sept. 29 seeking a 10‑year franchise to build a fiber‑to‑the‑home network across Homewood; the council did not grant unanimous consent to adopt the franchise on first reading and carried the item to the Oct. 13 meeting.
Bill, identified by council staff as a Lumos Fiber representative, told the council that Lumos is a joint‑venture partner with T‑Mobile and plans a full-build across Homewood as part of a larger Jefferson County deployment. “Frankly, we are the joint venture company of T Mobile,” Bill said, describing the company’s role and the intention to construct buried fiber throughout the city.
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