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Chattanooga Muni-Fiber Offering 1 Gbps
'Because we can,' says EPB executive...
For many years we've tracked Chattanooga, Tennessee's attempt to wire the entire city with fiber to the home using the local public utility, Electric Power Board (EPB). Back in 2007, the city council voted 8-0 to approve the $200 million project. Despite several failed attempts by cable industry lawyers to cripple the effort, the plan moved forward to offer some of the best speeds and prices anywhere. The outfit recently started offering 100 Mbps service, and according to the New York Times, they're planning to announce $350 a month, 1 Gbps service "because they can":
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"We don't know how to price a gig," said Harold DePriest, chief executive of EPB. "We're experimenting. We'll learn." Even Mr. DePriest of EPB does not expect brisk demand for the one-gigabit service anytime soon. So why offer it? "The simple answer is because we can," he said. . .it can be done at minimal additional expense, once fiber optic cable is strung to homes and businesses, and the electronics for ultra-high-speed Internet - more than 100 megabits per second - are in place.

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rob_in_chatt
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join:2004-09-17
Chattanooga, TN

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rob_in_chatt

Premium Member

EPB FTTH

i have this service. it have the 30 meg low tier, and it runs 58 bucks a month. i just ran a speed test on speakeasy and here are the results.

Last Result:
Download Speed: 34471 kbps (4308.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 27451 kbps (3431.4 KB/sec transfer rate)

smokin hot!!

take that and stick it were the sun don't shine comcrap.

the speed is amazing. i can download an 800 meg movie in under an hour. it blows anything off the planet. i feel for anyone who can not get fiber internet. it is just plain insane fast.

if you live in chattanooga and you read this, dump your current ISP and give EPB a call. it is well worth your time.

ptrowski
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join:2005-03-14
Woodstock, CT

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ptrowski

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Brilliant!

I love the "because we can" line. If only other ISP's would adopt that as well.