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Charter says Southampton fiber build largely on track but costs rose after undergrounding
Summary
Charter Communications told the Southampton County Board of Supervisors the three-locality VADI fiber-to-the-premises build is advancing, with roughly 4,962 passings planned in the county, but unplanned underground construction has driven costs from about $34 million to over $60 million; Charter said it will absorb the additional cost and staff outlined mapping and ‘challenge’ steps to serve missed addresses.
Eric Collins, director of government affairs for Charter Communications, told the Southampton County Board of Supervisors the company is progressing on a multi-jurisdictional fiber-to-the-premises build funded in part by a VADI grant signed July 8, 2022, with a 36-month completion period.
Collins said the three-locality project included about 12,223 passings total and about 4,962 passings assigned to Southampton County. He said some portions required switches from aerial to underground construction because crews could not attach to certain poles, which more than doubled the…
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