AT&T Pulls More Fiber

AT&T said it is expanding the availability of fiber-fed 1 Gbps service to portions of at least ten additional major metro areas in Oct. AT&T, which recently dropped the “GigaPower” moniker in favor of a new umbrella brand, AT&T Fiber, said it has launched 1-Gig this month in Columbus (OH); Detroit (MI); and Huntsville (AL); and will add the following markets later this month: Augusta (GA); Bakersfield (CA); Ft. Smith/Northwest Arkansas (AR); Louisville (KY); Lubbock (TX); Memphis (TN); and Mobile (AL). The company said it has introduced 1-Gig in parts of 32 major metro areas, and is on track to reach at least 45 metros by the end of 2016, and 67 overall. AT&T claims to be marketing gigabit broadband to more 3 million “locations,” a number that it plans to expand to 12.5 million by mid-2019.