The Flagstaff City Council officially selected Wecom Fiber in September 2024 to bring high-speed broadband Internet to 34 city facilities, including Flagstaff City Hall, the Flagstaff Aquaplex, public libraries, fire stations and more. The contract was approved in January, with Flagstaff providing $2 million from a city grant in order to fund the project, with $3 million contributed by Wecom, according to its press release.
Flagstaff Mayor Becky Daggett and other community leaders celebrated the beginning of the project at the Aquaplex on Wednesday.
“Conquering the digital divide is a priority for the Flagstaff City Council, and this project is a game-changer for our community,” Daggett said. “With this Wecom partnership and the delivery of quality fiber broadband to dozens of high-traffic public facilities, we are pleased to take a giant step toward our objective to bring the Internet within reach of every Flagstaff resident.”
Additionally, Wecom plans to build 1.1 million feet of a fiber broadband network to nearly all of the city. Projected as a $40 million project, which will be privately funded, the network will provide Internet to homes and businesses throughout the city and is expected to be completed within three years. The first customers are scheduled to come online this summer.
Wecom was selected by the Flagstaff City Council last year to build a multigigabit broadband service for Flagstaff homes, businesses and city facilities.
“Wecom is thrilled to begin work on this project to deliver Flagstaff residents the fastest and most reliable fiber broadband Internet on the market,” said Wecom CEO Paul Fleming. “We thank Mayor Daggett and the Flagstaff City Council for partnering with us on this effort to eliminate the digital divide by bringing lightning-fast, affordable fiber broadband to Flagstaff residents, businesses and city facilities.”
In addition to the City of Flagstaff, Wecom has partnerships with Coconino, Yavapai, Mohave, Pinal and La Paz counties.
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