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Brightspeed/Dragline seek bond waiver for Whiteland fiber build; council asks legal review of insurer certificate
Summary
Representatives from Brightspeed and contractor Dragline asked the council to accept an insurance certificate in lieu of a large performance bond for a fiber build; council members expressed concern about utility damage and asked legal counsel to review the insurer certificate and provide an opinion next month.
Representatives for Brightspeed and contractor Dragline asked the Whiteland Town Council on March 11 to consider allowing construction of a fiber network under an insurance certificate rather than the municipal bond typically required by town ordinance.
Michelle Durbin, who identified herself as the manager for Indiana for Brightspeed (the incumbent local exchange carrier), said the company is investing to upgrade copper networks to fiber across its 20-state footprint and wants to provide fiber to Whiteland. Durbin said the contractor Dragline has been prepared to provide a bond but that…
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