McLeod Starts Building in Des Moines.
Multichannel News, December, 1998 by ESTRELLA, JOE
McLeodUSA has begun installing fiber optic plant in Des Moines, Iowa, under a "pre-franchise" arrangement that paves the way for its entry into the local cable market. Des Moines officials recently agreed to allow McLeodUSA to install the new fiber optic plant in the city's rights-of-way while the two sides continue negotiating a second cable television franchise for Iowa's largest market.
The license agreement authorizes McLeod to string 120 miles of plant on public property, which would later be used to offer video and telephone services to the community of 195,000 residents. With its plant in place, the Cedar Rapids-based telephone company would presumably have a leg up when it finally inks a deal with Des Moines on a franchise allowing it...
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