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Valdosta approves Lumos Fiber registration amid questions over past contractor performance and permitting
Summary
Council approved Lumos Fiber's registration as a state-registered telecommunications franchisee after staff described the city's permitting and inspection role and explained limits imposed by state franchise law; council members pressed for better communication and consistent placement of equipment in neighborhoods.
Lumos Fibercame before Valdosta council on Jan. 22 seeking city registration as a telecommunications franchisee. Ben O'Dowd (Speaker 7) presented the application and responded to council questions about prior contractors who left trenches open, inconsistently covered work and placed equipment in residential yards.
Council members asked whether the city had conducted a "lessons learned" review of past…
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