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Radford approves nonexclusive Comcast franchise; company pledges fiber-first build and emergency-ready Wi‑Fi
Summary
Radford City Council voted to adopt Ordinance 18‑06, a 10‑year nonexclusive franchise with Comcast that commits to an EPON fiber network, rolling service activation, pole-attachment fee schedule and one PEG channel; council approved the ordinance and dispensed with a second reading.
Radford City Council voted to adopt Ordinance 18‑06, a 10‑year, nonexclusive franchise agreement that will allow Comcast to build a fiber-first EPON network in the city and attach equipment to city poles under a defined fee schedule.
On the phone for the meeting, Comcast representative Chris Mulhall said, "Comcast is proposing that we are building out our state of the art EPON network, which is our fancy term for fiber network from day 1." Mulhall told council the…
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