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City introduces three 10‑year fiber franchise ordinances
Summary
Deputy city attorney Christina Shook introduced three separate 10‑year nonexclusive fiber franchise ordinances for Intermountain Infrastructure Group LLC, NSE/NFC Northwest (partnered with Ziply), and Mashell Telecom Inc. d/b/a LightCurve; introductions comply with state/federal franchise procedures and were placed on the May 19 consent calendar for adoption.
Deputy City Attorney Christina Shook told the Committee of the Whole on May 5 that the city will introduce three separate ordinances to grant nonexclusive 10‑year fiber franchises. Under state law these ordinances are introduced at one meeting and may be adopted at a later date; the ordinances are scheduled for introduction now and adoption on May 19.
Shook said federal law requires cities to treat similar providers equivalently, so the draft franchise terms are…
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