I just came back from the Town Board meeting and the Verizon franchise agreement has been approved. The next step is PSC approval. I'm not sure how long that will take (I will try to find out) but hopefully it won't be longer than a couple of months.
Some highlights of the agreement, which runs for 15 years:
- Two educational channels, one each for Lakeland and Yorktown, so both can broadcast 7 days a week
- $150,000 in PEG (Public, Educational and Government) grants, spread over the length of the contract
- $27,000 in connectivity grants, which is in lieu of Internet access
Several Verizon employees I spoke to said that they had ramped up their buildout in Yorktown (I was told that they currently have 45% complete) so hopefully those of us who do not have FiOS Internet yet will have it sooner rather than later.
Update: I am told that they hope to have the PSC approve the franchise on November 12th. If it does not get done then, it would be December 10th. I suspect they can turn on the service almost immediately after that.
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