CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Receive the Magellan Advisors Broadband Evaluation and Plan and direct staff to proceed with implementing the recommendations contained in the report
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DEPARTMENT: Information Technology
SUBMITTED BY: Jeff Anderson, William Novack, and Mike DiSanto
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
The telecommunications industry has been evolving rapidly the last several years and the most recent trends and developments are significantly impacting the City of Naperville. While having always worked with franchised utilities and communication providers, the City is currently experiencing an unprecedented increase in the number of requests and the number of companies seeking to locate telecommunication facilities in the public right-of-way.
Small Cell Antennas
The City is receiving many requests from telecommunication service providers asking to install small-cell antennas and facilities in the City's right-of-way either on new "poles" or to co-locate on existing City infrastructure such as street light poles, utility poles, and water towers at strategic locations. While small cells are much smaller than macro cell towers, the small cells and their associated cabinets, do have an aesthetic impact, especially in residential neighborhoods. It is expected that there will be a continued proliferation of these small cell requests due to the roll-out of the next generation 5G cellular technology in the near future.
Fiber
Multiple private fiber optic cable ("fiber") providers are asking to locate fiber in City right-of-ways as a backbone for telecommunication infrastructure. Many times, these private companies are not traditional telecommunication service providers and are implementing a business model of locating fiber in municipal right-of-ways for the purpose of leasing fiber for use by other retail providers.
City Fiber Network
The City is somewhat unique among municipalities in that it already has over 100 miles of i...
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