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Columbia receives $14.3 million settlement in Brightspeed lawsuit

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Published 9:27 PM

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.

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