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FPUANet proposes new 5Gb tier and city commission approves rate reductions
Summary
Fort Pierce Utilities Authority representatives told the commission they are cutting rates across FPUANet service tiers and introducing a 5-gigabit-per-second option for residential and commercial customers. Officials cited construction efficiencies, new technology and core upgrades enabling lower unit costs; the commission approved the authorityresolution on rates.
The Fort Pierce City Commission approved resolution 26-R-08 on Feb. 17, which implements rate changes proposed by the Fort Pierce Utilities Authority for its FPUANet broadband service and clears the way for a new 5-gigabit-per-second service tier.
Daniel Rutherford and Jason Mittler presented the proposal and a business update. Mittler, FPUANet manager, said the utilityunit had gained efficiency by bringing outside-plant engineering and construction in-house, upgrading the network core from 40 Gbps to 400 Gbps, and adopting…
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