ALL ABOUT LIGHTHUB FIBER
A connected future with a high-speed fiber optic infrastructure.
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Frequently Asked Questions
General Questions
Our fiber network will be an “open access network,” meaning internet service providers (like American Fiber (AF) Connect, CenturyLink, or many others) will be able to use our fiber infrastructure to provide their services to citizens and businesses.
Other City services such as water metering or emergency services will be made possible with the installation of this infrastructure which is necessary for the City to be more efficient in today’s modern society.
In 2002, American Fork purchased a basic coax-fiber system with the intent to be a municipal internet service provider for the community, similar to the Spanish Fork system. Unfortunately, during the process, Utah State Legislature changed its laws, preventing cities that hadn’t already started from retailing internet service. This left American Fork with a system it could not use. American Fork City eventually decided to sell the system at a fraction of the cost to another company, American Fiber Connect, or “AF” Connect. This left the City with a negative fund balance that still exists today.
With LightHub, American Fork is planning to install a far superior system that will benefit both the residents and the City. The City will install the infrastructure but will not act as an internet service provider. The system will be funded through a utility fee and provide an open access system available for all service providers to use. This revenue will fund the installation, ongoing maintenance, and retire the existing debt from the previous system.
The proposed system is not just about the internet. Instead. it is about having a totally connected community which will allow for the advancement of the “internet of things.” Further, it will provide additional opportunities for the development of economic advancement.
Additionally, the City expects many ISPs will find value using newer lines that they don’t have to manage and will want to make the switch eventually, even if they already have lines in place.
Financial Questions
Because this would be a utility, residents would start seeing a monthly utility fee in their bill, as soon as the infrastructure is made available to the citizens. At this time the estimated monthly fee is $9.95.
Technical Questions

Effects on
The Community
The proposed fiber optic network and the associated business models will enable every citizen to benefit financially from its deployment by realizing enhanced competition and saving money from respective broadband budgets. In addition, every citizen will experience, quality-of-life advancements in education, economic advancements, healthcare and City services.
Because fiber is essential for every home, the City wants to do it sooner rather than later to avoid more costs and more road cuts in the future. Additionally, putting in a system that most ISPs can use, will eliminate these same ISP’s from cutting the roads in the future for their own use.

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