Ezee Fiber Secures Fiber Network Construction Agreements with Two Washington Cities

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On November 9, U.S. fiber broadband operator Ezee Fiber released an update on its network construction progress in the Puget Sound region of Washington State, covering two municipal agreements involving the City of Kent and the City of SeaTac. The City of Kent previously approved a 20-year municipal dark fiber network construction and operation agreement covering 12 municipal facilities, with a maximum cost of $3.88 million over the contract term; the City of SeaTac, meanwhile, passed a fiber communications franchise agreement on October 27, authorizing the company to advance local fiber network construction, with the relevant ordinance taking effect on November 7.

The Kent City Council approved the long-term cooperation agreement with Ezee Fiber on September 15, under which the company will build and operate a dedicated dark fiber network connecting 12 municipal facilities. The new system will be built in phases according to priorities set by the city government, beginning with facilities that support public safety and essential municipal services. The agreement sets a 20-year cost cap of $3.88 million, with costs beginning to accrue as each fiber segment is placed into service.

The municipal network construction will replace Kent's existing Kent iNet communications system, which operates under a Comcast franchise agreement, an arrangement expected to conclude in 2029. Ezee Fiber is advancing construction planning for the new network, with phased segment activation planned to continue through 2027. Municipal departments will use dedicated fiber resources through their own network equipment to manage communications capacity and network connectivity among different facilities.

The SeaTac City Council approved the Ezee Fiber fiber network franchise agreement by a vote of 7-0, allowing the company to advance fiber infrastructure construction and operation within local public road rights-of-way. The company plans to offer all-fiber broadband services to residential and business customers, with a network design supporting symmetric upload and download speeds. Specific construction timelines, community deployment sequencing, and service activation plans will be determined based on subsequent engineering design and construction readiness progress.

Ezee Fiber is currently advancing fiber network construction in 25 cities across the Puget Sound region. The company established its regional headquarters in Kent in 2025 and continues to expand its local construction, field operations, technical support, and network maintenance teams. The Kent municipal dedicated fiber project and the SeaTac commercial broadband build fall under separate agreements and are implemented respectively according to municipal facility connectivity requirements and residential and commercial user network deployment plans.