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Council receives report on private proposals for citywide fiber; staff says one group would offer city access at no cost
Summary
City CIO Michael Hamill briefed the council on private providers’ interest in building an open-access citywide fiber network. One group proposed connecting about 400 city assets and offering the city fiber at no cost while building a broader retail network; staff referred the item to the Public Service committee for further review.
City Chief Information Officer Michael Hamill told the Worcester City Council that roughly half a dozen providers have contacted the city about building broadband infrastructure, and that one proposal—led by a group including Current Energy Capital—has presented an ambitious plan to build an open-access fiber-to-the-premises network covering the city and to connect approximately 400 city assets (traffic intersections, buildings, wastewater and other facilities) at no cost to the city.
Staff described the proposal as an “open access”…
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