Groundbreaking Fiber News for Monticello!

Monticello, Minnesota has started construction on a city-wide 100% fiber optic network which will bring telephone, Internet and cable TV service to every home and business inside the city limits. A telephone referendum was held on September 18 and city residents came to the polls to provide a 74% voter approval telling the City of Monticello that they wanted another choice for telephone service. For more than two years, the City has been researching the possibility of providing a 100% fiber optic network as infrastructure to every home and business inside the city limits of Monticello. The telecommunications business is named FiberNet Monticello and will provide triple play services for telephone, Internet and cable TV. The city-wide fiber optic network will be supported by revenue bonds and will not require any tax levy. Construction of the fiber optic network will take 18 to 24 months and first customers could take service by early summer 2009. READ MORE about Next Steps >>

The groundbreaking for FiberNet Monticello sets the stage for construction to begin
on a city-wide fiber optic network in Monticello, Minnesota. (pictured from left):

Gary Thompson, Michels Communications; Lynne Dahl-Fleming, Design for Print & Web; Russell Stuhr, Michels Communications; Ollie Koropchack, Economic Development Director; Karen Ludvigson, City Public Works; Wayne Mayer, City Council; Susie Wojchouski, City Council and Jeff O’Neill, City Administrator. Photo courtesy of the Monticello Times newspaper.

For more information visit: www.MonticelloFiber.com

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