Mona council approves franchise agreement with Comcast of Utah for cable, broadband service

The Mona City Council voted to adopt Resolution 2025-19 approving a cable television and broadband franchise agreement with Comcast of Utah, a company representative said at the meeting. The agreement includes a 5% franchise fee based on Comcast’s cable revenue from subscribers inside the city and authorizes the company to use the city’s rights-of-way.

The agreement was presented to the council by Nate Martinez of Comcast, who said the document is a “very typical” franchise contract used with other municipalities and noted the city attorney had reviewed and suggested language changes concerning relocation and removal of Comcast facilities. “There is a 5% franchise fee to the city,” Martinez said. “This is based off of our cable television revenue that we bring in, from subscribers within the community.”

City Attorney Nick Mills was mentioned by Comcast staff as having reviewed the draft and recommended that the city adopt the resolution. Council discussion did not raise additional substantive changes at the meeting.

Council members voted to adopt the resolution. The mayor counted three ayes and one nay; Council member Amy recorded the lone nay. The council did not specify a further effective date or implementation timeline during the discussion at the meeting.

The resolution directs staff to finalize the agreement with Comcast and implements the franchise framework described at the meeting. The council did not discuss any related capital improvements, timeline for system buildout, or customer service commitments during the public presentation.

Notes: the franchise fee provision described at the meeting refers specifically to cable revenue; the transcript did not specify how revenues from broadband service will be treated under the agreement.