Mediacom sues West Des Moines, requesting stop of conduit network with Google Fiber Thursday, December 10, 2020 1:53 PM A new lawsuit filed against the city of West Des Moines by Mediacom Communications claims the city is improperly financing a nearly $50 million citywide conduit network, offering a significant competitive edge to Google Fiber. The lawsuit centers on the high-speed broadband access plan unveiled by the city of West Des Moines and Google Fiber in early July. The plan, which was expected to begin construction this fall, would start the 2½-year process of installing fiber optic conduit to every business and residence at no cost to the property owner. The public announcement of the project stated that other internet service providers would have access to run their fiber optics through the city conduit, and that Google Fiber would be the first signed tenant of the city conduit, paying the city $2.25 per month for 20 years per broadband customer.