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City to consider franchise agreements with Lumos Fiber and MCI Metro; companies seek consistent rights and expedited start
Summary
City staff presented new franchise agreements for Lumos Fiber of Alabama and MCI Metro that mirror existing fiber/telecom terms; Lumos representative and city counsel said agreements align with prior franchise terms, and MCI is restarting previously held franchise rights; MCI and Lumos said construction needs motivate prompt action.
City counsel presented two franchise-agreement items: a new fiber franchise agreement with Lumos Fiber of Alabama and a new franchise agreement with MCI Metro.
Counsel said the Lumos agreement is "in line with all of our other fiber franchise agreements we have for tier 1 and tier 2 telecoms," with the same…
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