According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune…

The city of Eagan and Frontier Communications have reached an agreement under which Frontier will become the first telecommunications provider on AccessEagan, the city’s wholesale fiber network.

The agreement could mean faster Internet speeds and more service options for many businesses in Eagan. It also adds the city’s 16-plus miles of fiber optic lines to Frontier’s more than 302 miles of fiber in Dakota County.

AccessEagan is a wholesale fiber network owned by the city and open to any telecommunications carrier wishing to provide services to Eagan businesses. The city provides no retail services.

The AccessEagan lines are in central and north Eagan mostly, with an extension going in this summer in the Cedar Grove area, where an outlet shopping mall is being built.

It will be fun to see what happens both in terms of faster access and competition.