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Monmouth–Independence (MyNet) and SandyNet offered lessons on municipal fiber at county work session
Summary
Presenters highlighted SandyNet’s municipal fiber rollout and MyNet (Monmouth–Independence) experience — including MyNet’s recovery after early debt and product missteps — as models for Columbia County to consider.
At the June 4 Columbia County work session, consultants and a guest operator briefed commissioners on two municipal fiber case studies: SandyNet (City of Sandy, Oregon) and MyNet (the Monmouth–Independence system).
PJ Armstrong, identified in the meeting as general manager for MyNet, told the board that Monmouth–Independence began building because incumbent providers would not upgrade infrastructure and that the network “turned up subscriber number 1 in 02/2006.” Armstrong described management and financing challenges the system later overcame and credited local, responsive customer support and a focus on fiber-to-the-home…
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