RANCHESTER — The Ranchester Town Council had the first reading of an ordinance that would grant a franchise to Visionary Communications Inc. during its Jan. 5 meeting.

The franchise would allow the broadband company to operate and maintain a telecommunications system in the town, and comes after the Wyoming Business Council awarded Visionary $1.1 million to construct a fiber system in Ranchester and Dayton in the summer of 2020. 

Visionary will have the ability to construct, maintain and operate its cables, poles, wires and other equipment within the town’s rights-of-way. The company will provide telecommunication services within the legal boundaries of the town and any areas annexed into the legal boundaries. The franchise is non-exclusive, which means other companies can serve the community as well.

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