Starry increases affordable housing reach to 55,000 units

Starry, a small internet service provider based in Boston (MA), is celebrating a milestone for its Starry Connect service, expanding the reach of its digital equity program to more than 55,990 household units of public and affordable housing. Starry reached that goal at the end of 2021, a year that saw the company ink a deal with FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp. that will take it public. The company remains on track to close that SPAC transaction by the end of the first quarter of 2022. Starry Connect, its $15/month product that promises 30 Mpbs, targets public and affordable housing. Its reach translates into an increase of 87.6 percent year-over-year. At the end of 2020, the Starry Connect service was available for 29,843 public and affordable housing units. Starry is challenging incumbents in the home broadband space by using 802.11 technology. Starry acquired licensed spectrum in the 24 GHz auction and uses millimeter-wave to deliver wireless internet to homes. Starry’s standard fee is $50 per month for internet service, which currently is available in Boston, Los Angeles, New York City, Denver, as well as Washington, D.C., and Columbus. The company has not yet announced new markets for 2022.