Charles Hill Quotes on Cities (2 Quotes)

The master plan concept developed for the City of Kansas City, Mo., calls for the construction of a large, municipally owned telecommunications network in conjunction with current underground utility construction in the Kansas City Live Entertainment District, helping to minimize disruption to the area.

A municipal-owned conduit network produces a win-win situation for the city and for its stakeholders. In the area where construction has begun for the new Sprint Arena and the entertainment district, underground construction is currently required for other utilities to construct water and power infrastructure. Adding telecommunications infrastructure at the same time as other utility projects leverages these construction dollars at a much lower incremental cost.