New Comic: Longmont Fiber Crushes Comcast's Cable Outhouse
Longmont Power and Communications, a city-owned utility north of Denver in Colorado, is slowly rolling out a FTTH network to local businesses and residents that are in close proximity to its existing fiber loop. They are offering a symmetrical gigabit of Internet access for just $50/month.
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The local newspaper notes that some local businesses have already signed on, including a clinic:
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The local newspaper notes that some local businesses have already signed on, including a clinic:
Jurey said the city's network is three times faster than the speeds the clinic got before at a cost savings of $1,600 a month.On November 5, citizens will decide a referendum on whether to expedite the building by issuing revenue bonds without increasing local taxes. A brochure explaining pro and con is available here [pdf]. Approving the bonds means building the network to everyone in a few years while not approving it will mean building the network over several decades. We recently did a podcast with Longmont Power and Communications Broadband Services Manager Vince Jordan and a local citizen campaigning for the referendum. Listen to that show here. Read the rest of our coverage about Longmont here.
