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Auburn schedules Sept. 15 hearing on 50‑year EZ Fiber franchise for citywide buildout
Summary
City staff said a draft ordinance would grant EZ Fiber Texas LLC a 50‑year citywide franchise to install fiber in public rights of way east of the BNSF Railroad as an initial build and that federal and state law prevent adding digital equity requirements to the franchise.
Amber Olds, right‑of‑way specialist in the public works department, briefed the Council on draft Ordinance No. 6994 and franchise agreement 25‑0002 from EZ Fiber Texas LLC to install fiber optic cable and related telecommunications infrastructure in Auburn’s public ways. Olds said the company requested a citywide franchise covering public ways generally east of the BNSF Railroad as its initial build area, with potential future expansion to West Hill and other areas. The proposed…
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