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Unwired Broadband previews privately funded $8 million fiber build for Escalon
Summary
Unwired Broadband gave an informational presentation to the Escalon City Council proposing a roughly $8 million, privately funded fiber-optic network to reach about 3,347 premises in the city; no council action was taken.
Unwired Broadband representatives presented a proposal to the Escalon City Council to build a citywide fiber-optic network funded by the company at no cost to the city.
The presentation, delivered by Mark Peterson of Unwired Broadband, outlined a project the company estimates will serve about 3,347 potential customer connections in Escalon — roughly 2,700 single-family homes, 851 commercial buildings and 266 multiple-dwelling units — with an initial project cost Unwired estimated at about $8,000,000. Peterson said the company would fully fund the build for Escalon and would begin construction only after coordinating permits and a master encroachment agreement with the city.
Unwired said service tiers would start at…
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