<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">City of Santa Fe is currently in the process of staff recommendations and Committees’ reviews and approvals, leading to City Council review (and approval ?) of a Telecommunications Services Agreement and associated MOU to implement an approximate $1 million CIP High Speed Internet Project.<br> <br>Local provider, CyberMesa, Inc., has been selected to design, procure and operate a fiber optic network link between CenturyLink’s downtown central exchange building, and an existing commercial interconnection point of presence (PoP) two miles away. The project includes a co-location facility that will allow long-distance carriers to interconnect directly to multiple local providers, resulting in intended wholesale competition to improve retail broadband speeds, availability and pricing throughout the city.<br> <br>The MOU between the City and State of NM Department of IT will provide date transport capacity to an Albuquerque PoP, thereby widening the range of wholesale options and further stimulating competition in Santa Fe.<br> <br>Reviews have been scheduled for this month, and the item has already come before the City’s Economic Development, Public Utilities and Public Works Committees. It comes before the Finance Committee on the 17th and the Business & Quality of Life Committee on the 18th. <br>It is currently scheduled to come before the City Council on Feb. 26th.<br> <br>Attached is a .pdf of the City Staff Memo on this.<br> <div></div></body></html>