the longmont experience: progress through municipal-owned utility shawn lewis assistant city manager
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LPC Quick Facts• 1 of 4 owners of Platte
River Power• Fiber backbone built
to connect substations• 37,928 customers• One if the lowest
electric rates on the Front Range
• 99.9992% reliability (according to ASAI)
Investigating the Possibility• 1996: City leaders visit Cedar Falls,
Iowa
• 1997: 17 mile fiber loop constructed; Google domain name registered for first time
• 2000: City signs agreement with Adesta
• 2005: SB152 passes
• 2010: Longmont solicits Google fiber
A History of Votes
• 2009: 1st Vote– Telecoms spend $245,513– Vote fails by 57%
• 2011: 2nd Vote– Telecoms spend $419,629– Vote passes by 60%
• 2013: $45 million construction bond vote– No telecom spending– Vote passes by 66%
Installation of NextLight
• TCS Communications selected for build out
• 38,500 customers w/ eventual fiber access
• Take rate = faster deployment
• Began Q3 2014, concludes Q4 2016