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Tacoma committee hears EZ Fiber franchise request; motion to advance fails
Summary
City staff presented a 10-year telecommunications franchise request from EZ Fiber Texas LLC on Sept. 16. The Government Performance & Finance Committee heard the presentation and asked questions about right-of-way capacity and state law limits on franchise fees; a motion to move the franchise to council consideration was made but not adopted.
Jeff Leiders, division manager of cable communications and franchise services in Tacoma’s Media and Communications Office, presented a 10-year telecommunications franchise request from EZ Fiber Texas LLC to the Government Performance & Finance Committee on Sept. 16.
Leiders said EZ Fiber is an incumbent in other Western communities and is operating or nearing completion in several Washington and Oregon cities. “Before you today is a franchise request for ordinance for a telecommunications franchise agreement with EZ Fiber of Texas LLC, which is a new provider, to our community,” Leiders said. He noted the company’s service footprint includes communities such as Kent, Lakewood, Des Moines, Federal Way…
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