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Ripple Fiber outlines Sterling Heights rollout, residents press for clearer notice and restoration timelines

Sterling Heights City Council · April 8, 2026
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Summary

Ripple Fiber told the council it is building fiber cabinets and expects the first cabinet to serve 8–9,000 homes this year and the corridor rollout by 2028; residents and council members questioned notification and yard restoration processes.

Representatives from Ripple Fiber briefed the Sterling Heights City Council on the company's fiber‑optic construction plan in the city and surrounding communities.

Brandon Reed, manager of government affairs for Ripple Fiber, said the company is installing cabinets and fiber distribution areas (clusters of about 500 homes per FDA) and aims to put the first active cabinet online before year‑end to serve roughly 8,000–9,000 homes; the full corridor deployment of multiple cabinets is…

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