Dark Fiber

This contract provides Radford University with a long‑term dark‑fiber Indefeasible Right‑of‑Use (IRU) and associated broadband Internet services. Citizens Telephone Cooperative will install two diverse fiber routes between the university and Virginia Tech, deliver scalable symmetric bandwidth (initially ~500 Mbps with upgrade paths to 10 Gbps), and maintain the infrastructure under a 15‑year IRU term plus a 2‑year broadband service term with up to eight one‑year renewals. The agreement includes service‑level guarantees, NOC support, optional SIP telephone service, and VLAN options, and it incorporates small‑business participation reporting.