Pella Issues RFP For Telecom Feasibility Study

The City of Pella is joining the chorus of communities who, frustrated by gaps in current broadband service, are looking at a possible local solution.

On November 22nd, Pella issued an RFP for a telecommunications utility feasibility study.

​The City of Pella is seeking proposals for a feasibility study for a municipal telecommunications utility.  
The proposed utility will need to be able to meet the community’s telecommunication needs for the 21
st

century and beyond.  The intent of the proposed utility is to enable every home, business, institution,
and visitor to Pella to have access to affordable high-speed internet.  In addition, the City of Pella would
also like to utilize the broadband infrastructure to provide Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) for
its municipal utilities.  

The objective of this study is to determine the most economical business model for the City of Pella to
employ to provide affordable, high-quality telecommunication services that will meet our long-term
needs.  

CLICK HERE to view the RFP on the City of Pella website.

Pella is just the latest Iowa community to take a serious look at municipal broadband. New Hampton and Charles City are just completing feasibility studies. Decorah's feasibility study was completed in August. The City of Belmond is conducting a community broadband study to explore interest in a municipal network before taking the issue to the voters.