Lakeland, FL is partnering with Summit Broadband to create a high-speed broadband service
Lakeland, FL private-public high-speed broadband service
The City of Lakeland is partnering with Orlando-based Summit Broadband Inc. to create a private-public high-speed broadband service. According to the ten-year contract, Summit Broadband will invest $20 million to expand the city's dark fiber network, contribute $20,000 annually toward bridging the digital divide, and the city will receive 10% of the gross revenue or a minimum of $144,000 each year. The first 13 customers will be minority-owned businesses that currently lack internet service.
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Lakeland, Fla., Approves High-Speed Internet Deal for City
Lakeland city commissioners voted 5-to-1 at a meeting Tuesday morning to approve a contract with Orlando-based Summit Broadband Inc. that will create a private-public service for broadband.
Broadband internet access: Lakeland hopes to make deal with Summit soon
The city has been negotiating with the company since August and a contract could go before the commission this month.
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