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58 fiber “solely for internal communication needs and public projects”. These additional 42 strands cannot be used for resale or other commercial ventures other than with SLDF. In 2015, the City signed a License Agreement with the San Leandro Unified School District to provide, at no cost to the District, four fibers to connect all 17 school sites to a dedicated, ubiquitous, synchronous 10 gbps connection to the internet – the fastest speeds commercially available in the United States. Construction was completed in August 2016, just in time to launch each school’s 10 gbps connection at the start of the 2016–17 school year. The City–owned strands provide San Leandro with a unique infrastructure tool, in line with Tier 1 cities across the United States that have access to a fiber optic network for their community, cities like Chattanooga, Tennessee; Kansas City, Missouri; Austin, Texas; Cleveland, Ohio; Burlington VT. These are just a few of the cities across the United States developing a “Smart City” vision of modern urban development that includes integration of multiple information and communication technology solutions in a secure fashion to manage a city’s assets. These assets can include, but are not limited to information systems, transportation, libraries, hospitals, power, education, etc. For example, the new LED lights have been installed with a wireless transmitter on top of each pole, sending data to Public Works Department that informs them of the operating status of each street light. Inoperable lights will be replaced more quickly, the new lights cost less to operate and are brighter, improving service to the San Leandro Community. To build on these successes, the San Leandro City Council recently adopted a Fiber Optic Master Plan and Smart City Strategy to guide future expansions and implementation of smart city technologies, which utilize the fiber network.