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Council hears recodified telecom terms and updated broadband rates; second readings set for Aug. 10
Summary
City telecom staff presented two companion ordinances recodifying terms and conditions and updating rates for Lebanon Utilities’ telecom division (EyeLine/I‑Lines), detailing changes including separating operational terms from rate schedules, reducing late‑payment timing to 15 days, new fiber product categories and a cap on monthly bandwidth charges; public hearings closed with no comments and second readings set for August 10.
Lebanon utilities staff presented companion ordinances (20‑26‑24 and 20‑26‑25) July 27 to update the city’s telecommunications terms of service and rates. Jeff Jacobs described a recodification that separates operational policies from rate schedules to allow greater flexibility for future updates.
Jacobs and telecom staff explained operational changes including clearer equipment‑access provisions, updated late‑payment timing (shortening the current 17‑day window to 15 days to align with other utilities), removal of obsolete services, and new categories for fiber products (dark and lit fiber). Telecom operations manager Seth Byrd said the division has focused on serving underserved and rural areas and currently serves "about 1,000 or so customers throughout the county."
On rates, staff said the ordinances set maximum caps for service tiers (for example a maximum monthly bandwidth cap cited at $89.95) and remove a flat trip fee in favor of half‑hour billing increments for service calls. Staff said the changes also allow the telecom utility to point to up‑to‑date policies on the utility website for FCC compliance.
The council opened public hearings for each ordinance, heard no public comment, and closed the hearings; both ordinances were set for second reading and formal action at the August 10 council meeting. No votes on adoption were taken July 27.
