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IT department seeks to stabilize networks, inspect 25 towers and cut risk as tower revenue grows
Summary
Jackson’s interim IT director asked the council to approve internal reallocations to inspect 25 of 30 city communication towers, pursue alternative fiber providers for resiliency, upgrade servers and municipal court software, and bolster cybersecurity while aiming to increase tower revenue.
Interim Information Technology Director Nathan Slater told the City Council that the department is not asking for new money this year but will seek to rebalance existing funds to address deferred maintenance, vendor contracts and cybersecurity gaps as it works to increase tower revenue and improve systems.
Slater said Jackson operates 30 communication towers that now generate roughly $4.2 million a year and that deferred inspections and maintenance put the city at regulatory and operational risk. “When you get behind on inspections, you can be fined by the FCC up to $25,000 a day,” Slater said, and he told councilors that 25…
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