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Syfy Networks updates Escondido on citywide fiber build; residents told service could begin January 2026
Summary
Syfy Networks told the Escondido City Council the company is building a 100% fiber network across the city at private cost, described typical construction impacts and customer outreach, and answered council questions about door‑hanger notices, chamber placement and local contractors.
Syfy Networks gave the Escondido City Council a progress update on its privately funded Escondido Fiber City project and outlined the company’s construction methods, timeline and resident outreach.
Jordan Harris, an area manager for Syfy Networks, told the council the company signed a development agreement with the city in December 2022 and began construction in September 2024. “My name is Jordan Harris. I’m an area manager for Syfy Networks,” Harris said during the presentation. He said the network is “100% fiber optic” and will be built to every street and serve “over 55,000 individual properties.” Harris said the company expects the first areas of the network to go live “as early as January 2026.”
The presentation emphasized that the build is privately funded and at no cost to the city. Syfy described itself as a neutral, open‑access network operator that builds and manages fiber and then allows internet service providers to deliver retail service. Harris said the company’s majority installation is below ground, with telecommunication cabinets and two small “mini data center”…
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