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Norwood Light: fiber 99% complete (aerial phase); video‑on‑demand to end Dec. 2

Board of Selectmen · November 19, 2025
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Norwood Light officials told the board the aerial phase of the town’s fiber‑to‑the‑premises project is about 99% complete, with 400 customers connected; staff said legacy cable will be phased out in fiber areas and the town’s video‑on‑demand system will be decommissioned on Dec. 2, with transition support offered to customers.

Norwood Light and Broadband staff told the Board of Selectmen on Nov. 18 that the aerial phase of the town’s fiber‑to‑the‑premises project is essentially complete, customer hookups are expanding and the utility will phase out parts of its legacy cable service.

Daryl Hansen, assistant superintendent in charge of broadband, said crews are about 99% finished with the aerial build and that the remaining work — mostly in apartment and condominium complexes — could take another 10 to 12 months. He said roughly 400 customers are already connected and that, as areas…

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