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Optimum seeks parish' backing for fiber build to roughly 500 homes amid franchise dispute
Summary
Optimum asked St. Martin Parish officials for a letter of no objection to build fiber service to about 500 homes near St. Martinville, sparking questions about whether the work falls under state franchise authority or requires parish approval for underground routes.
Optimum' representatives asked parish leaders during the meeting to issue a letter of no objection that would let the company complete an initial fiber build covering roughly 500 homes in and just outside St. Martinville.
John Moyer, identified in the meeting as "senior director of government affairs for Optimum," said the company's current construction focuses on city limits and a nearby parish section and that the initial deployment would be largely aerial. "We wanna build here. That's why we're trying to invest in your own community," Moyer said. He and other company staff described the build as primarily aerial (the company's…
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