Mediacom files lawsuit against city of West Des Moines over Google Fiber build

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MCC Iowa, which is a subsidiary of Mediacom Communications, has filed a lawsuit against the City of West Des Moines and its city council. MCC's petition of declaratory judgment alleges the West Des Moines City Council improperly used taxpayer-based financing bonds that were intended for urban blight and poverty projects to build a $50 million city-wide conduit network for exclusive use by Google Fiber. Filed in Iowa District Court for Polk County, the petition outlined seven specific violations of the law and requested that West Des Moines suspend activities related to the conduit network. Mediacom said it wasn't asking for compensation that would increase costs to West Des Moines taxpayers.


Mediacom files lawsuit against city of West Des Moines over Google Fiber build