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Council approves temporary moratorium, working group after complaints about fiber installation
Summary
The council approved R25-154 to place a temporary moratorium on new residential fiber-installation permits if the working group fails to deliver an approved plan; council adopted a floor amendment that set deadlines and created a vendor-inclusive working group to address construction, restoration and communication standards.
The Albuquerque City Council voted to approve R25-154, a resolution that would impose a temporary moratorium on new residential fiber-optic installation permits if a new working group fails to deliver a recommended plan by Sept. 1, 2025.
The resolution and a substantial floor amendment came after weeks of public complaints about damage to driveways, long delays in repairs, language-access gaps and construction coordination problems observed during rapid fiber-network buildout in multiple neighborhoods. Councilor Champine, who introduced the resolution, said the measure aims to preserve the overall benefits of faster residential…
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