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Local provider Quick Link seeks permission to install fiber in Corinne easements
Summary
Quick Link Internet representatives described a plan to install fiber to a small subdivision in Corinne and asked the city for guidance on permits, bonding, engineering standards and franchise fees. Councilmembers requested engineered plans, a bond for road repairs and a follow-up from staff on permitting requirements.
Jed Shannon, a representative of Quick Link Internet, asked the Corinne City Council for guidance on laying fiber in city easements to serve a cluster of about 10 homes and a new subdivision.
Shannon told councilmembers Quick Link is self-funded, already serves about 600 customers in Box Elder County and would act as the retail internet provider for households on the proposed route. "We will be the provider," Shannon said, describing a microtrenching approach that cuts roughly 9 inches into pavement to lay conduit and ribbon fiber to individual homes.
Council members and staff outlined the cityʼs technical and regulatory requirements. Kendra (staff member) said the city requires an excavation permit and bonding that guarantees the company will repair roads and return public property to its prior condition. The council confirmed Corinne charges a franchise fee (cited in the meeting as 3 percent) on utility revenue collected for use of public rights-of-way.
Shannon described two pricing models he had considered: an upfront installation option and a three-year contract plan. He said the company initially discussed a $1,200 installation fee and a three-year contract at $99 per month as one way to recoup installation costs, but acknowledged the proposal was still being worked out and that he did not yet have final pricing for customers. He also said Quick Link can buy bandwidth and provide public IP addresses so customers would call the company for service and support.
Councilmember Tom Little and staff urged Shannon to supply engineered plans and GIS location data before any permit would be issued. City staff said Sunrise Engineering is the local engineering contact and offered to provide the firmʼs phone number; staff also said city GIS mapping would have to match the exact engineered locations so the city can locate underground infrastructure.
Next steps and follow-up: city staff agreed to compile a checklist of the documents Quick Link must submit (engineered plans, bonding, excavation permit, GIS mapping, franchise agreement details). Staff asked Quick Link to follow up with the city on June 6 for a status update so staff could provide clearer direction on whether the company could proceed with microtrenching in specific blocks and whether to defer work until the current sewer construction is complete in areas where conflicts may occur.
No formal vote or permit decision was made at the meeting; councilmembers emphasized the requirement that any work in the cityʼs rights-of-way must meet the cityʼs engineering and bonding standards before construction begins.
