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Council grants two five-year nonexclusive telecom franchises to expand local broadband infrastructure
Summary
The council approved two five-year nonexclusive telecommunication franchise ordinances — one for Raleigh Networks (Ordinance 2025-17) and one renewing a franchise for Will Telecommunications LLC (Ordinance 2025-18) — enabling additional fiber and consumer services across Redmond.
The Redmond City Council approved two five-year, nonexclusive telecommunication franchise ordinances to allow providers to place facilities in the city right-of-way.
Valerie Taylor, the city's billing and collections manager, told council Raleigh Networks approached the city in May seeking a franchise to bring high-speed internet, phone and data services for residential and business customers; staff recommended a five-year nonexclusive agreement and said the company must…
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