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Private company proposes $4 million fiber build for Parlier; asks city for site and master encroachment agreement
Summary
Unwired Broadband told the Parlier City Council it would invest $4 million to build a citywide fiber network, request a 20-by-20 site for a central office and a master encroachment agreement for rights-of-way access. Council asked the company to submit materials for a future meeting.
Jerry Stevens, director of outside plant for Unwired Broadband, told the Parlier City Council on Nov. 2 that his company would invest $4 million to deploy an all-fiber network in the city, calling Parlier “underserved” and in “desperate need” of next-generation broadband. Stevens said the build would include roughly 200,000 feet of conduit, fiber to every single-family home, two strands to businesses and one fiber per unit in multi-dwelling units.
Stevens asked the council for two…
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