City Leaders delay Voting on iFiber Agreements
By: Sabrina Santucci
Updated: July 23, 2012
Rockford city leaders will vote on two agreements to move the iFiber project forward during next week's City Council Meeting.
iFiber will increase broadband connectivity throughout nine Stateline counties.
The service
agreement will require anchor institutions to pay a monthly service fee. Anchor
institutions include buildings such as government buildings, fire stations,
public libraries, hospitals and schools.
In order to take
part in the project, Aldermen will also decide on contributing the fibers and
tubes already in the ground.
iFiber is funded through federal and state grants paying for construction of the project. Construction is expected to be completed by July 2013. The project budget is $68.5 million.
