Cable customers in unincorporated
Fayette County will get a little present when they open their cable bills
next month thanks to the Fayette County Board of Commissioners.
The bill will include a credit
ranging from approximately $9 to $17 representing the fines assessed on
AT&T Broadband by the county for violating its franchise agreement,
said County Administrator Chris Cofty. The damages were for failing to
complete the cable upgrade by a certain date, Cofty added.
The county had collected $750
a day for a total of $129,000 in liquidated damages from AT&T officials,
Cofty said. But instead of keeping the money for county projects, leaders
decided it was best to kick the funds
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