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Council sets public hearing for Optimum fiber right‑of‑way agreement after extended Q&A
Summary
Optimum representatives told the council they plan a private‑investment fiber build to more than 11,000 homes and businesses in New Iberia and sought a right‑of‑way agreement; council set a public hearing for April 15 and raised questions about maintenance, mapping and removal of equipment.
The New Iberia City Council set a public hearing for April 15 on Ordinance 2025008, a right‑of‑way agreement with Optimum for fiber internet infrastructure in the city.
Johnny Moyer, senior director of government affairs for Optimum, told the council his company plans a private investment to build fiber to “about 11,200” passings (homes and businesses) in the first phase and is not seeking city, parish or state funds for the work. “Our plan is to build out over 11,000 homes and businesses. It’s all private investment,”…
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