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Summit County Council approves First Digital franchise for fiber expansion

Summit County Council · November 8, 2023
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The Summit County Council unanimously approved a standard franchise agreement with First Digital, a Utah fiber-optic provider, after staff said the company has no existing Summit County infrastructure and federal law prohibits a franchise fee for this type of provider.

The Summit County Council unanimously approved a franchise agreement with First Digital, a local Utah fiber-optic company, after a brief staff presentation and questions from council members. Michael Kendall, who reviewed the agreement with county legal staff, said First Digital had signed the county’s standard franchise language and recommended adoption. “First Digital, it’s a local Utah company,” Kendall said, adding…

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