Rockford (IL) Launches $200 Million Privately Funded Fiber Project

Officials from SiFi Networks and the City of Rockford (IL) announced the official construction launch of the Rockford FiberCity project, a revolutionary fiber-optic infrastructure investment that will bring a fast, affordable, and reliable all-fiber internet network to every home, business, and institution in the city. The circa $200 million project, which is being funded privately, shall provide access to all of Rockford’s 78,000 households, businesses and institutions, with speeds up to 10 Gbps, among the fastest residential speeds available in the US. Notably, the Rockford FiberCity project will be an Open Access network, a successful model in other regions of the US and across Europe. Open-Access allows fiber infrastructure to be shared by multiple service providers, whether that be internet, wireless, or other services, thereby delivering the fastest speeds at the most competitive prices to the consumer. Like all SiFi Networks’ fiber builds in the US, the Rockford FiberCity project will be constructed at no cost or risk to taxpayers.