Columbia receives $14.3 million settlement in Brightspeed lawsuit
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A years-long court case is over.
Internet provider Brightspeed, which was previously CenturyLink, will pay the City of Columbia $14.3 million in a settlement over unpaid license taxes and fees, according to court documents.
The settlement – which was obtained by ABC 17 News through a records request on Monday – was reached on July 16.
Columbia and the City of Joplin filed the lawsuit in 2014. The lawsuit was scheduled for a trial last summer, but the judge dismissed the case in July because of the settlement.