MetroNet Completes Construction of 100% Fiber Optic Network in Lexington, Making It Largest Gigabit City

MetroNet announced the completion of its citywide, 100% fiber-optic network in Lexington (KY), earning Lexington, with a population of 325,000, the title of largest Gigabit City in the US. For the last 2.5 years, MetroNet has been hard at work laying 4.4 million feet of fiber in neighborhoods across the city. Former Mayor Jim Gray set a visionary goal to make Lexington a Gigabit City in 2017, and MetroNet answered that call with a proposal to invest up to $100M. Gigabit Cities are defined as having fiber-optic cables throughout a city, making gigabit internet access available to all and helping to close the digital divide. Chattanooga (TN) was the first to achieve this status, followed by Lafayette (LA) and other smaller cities. Lexington's population is twice that of Chattanooga.