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Council introduces Hunt Telecommunication franchise, passes and postpones several resolutions
Summary
Council introduced a telecommunication franchise resolution with Hunt Telecommunication, moved several ordinance introductions (including budget amendments), passed procurement rejections, and postponed several funding and project resolutions; votes were taken on multiple items with limited debate.
At its Nov. 3 meeting, the Shreveport City Council introduced Resolution 125 to authorize the mayor to execute a telecommunication franchise agreement with Hunt Telecommunication and moved it to the vote. The clerk recorded motions and votes on multiple resolutions and introduced several ordinances not to be adopted prior to Dec. 9, 2025.
A fiber company representative explained that so-called “dark fiber” is unlit optical infrastructure and described the franchise revenue arrangement: the franchise language calls for 5% of gross profits to flow to the city once the fiber is lit and generates revenue. The company representative summarized: “Dark fiber is just optic fiber optic that has not... that's been installed but has not been lit ... Dark fiber just…
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