Fiber fight: Broadening broadband Gig City touted as model in broadband debate

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In a growing number of cities, high-speed Internet is seen as another essential utility, like water, sewers, roads or electricity. If cable and phone companies don't provide faster web service, more municipalities say they want to do it themselves as municipal electric utilities have done in Chattanooga (TN), Tullahoma (TN) and Dalton (GA). As a model, many cities from around the globe are looking at Chattanooga and the first citywide gigabit-per-second broadband service developed in the western hemisphere, built by the city-owned EPB.


Fiber fight: Broadening broadband Gig City touted as model in broadband debate