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Cleburne County staff to seek FCC challenge after competing claims stalled fiber project in Ranburn
Summary
County staff said a line-of-sight provider’s claim on federal maps is blocking Charter Spectrum from building fiber to several homes; commissioners directed staff to draft a resolution to pursue an FCC challenge and coordinate with the city and Charter.
A county economic-development official told the Cleburne County Commission that Charter Spectrum was awarded a federal grant to run fiber to households in Ranburn, but the build has been delayed because another provider — identified in county discussions as HCI — has claimed it can serve the same addresses with a line-of-sight technology.
The county official said online research and residents’ reports led staff to conclude HCI is not providing the advertised service to those addresses and that the mapping claim is preventing Charter from proceeding. The official said Charter does not find it economical to build…
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