Sporkman
September 14th, 2010, 02:19 PM
Chattanooga utility offering fast Internet service
By BILL POOVEY, Associated Press Writer Bill Poovey, Associated Press Writer – Mon Sep 13, 5:51 pm ET
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Chattanooga's city-owned electrical utility has started offering an Internet service that is among the fastest in the world, and it is hoping the move will attract businesses looking to relocate.
The Chattanooga Electric Power Board's new Fiber Optics network will provide a 1 gigabit-per-second Internet service. The utility said the service is more than 200 times faster than the average national download speed today.
At a cost of $350 a month, it's also much more expensive than the typical residential plan. Harold DePriest, the Chattanooga Electric Power Board's president and CEO, said residential customers don't really need that fast a service, but businesses might...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100913/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_fast_internet
By BILL POOVEY, Associated Press Writer Bill Poovey, Associated Press Writer – Mon Sep 13, 5:51 pm ET
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Chattanooga's city-owned electrical utility has started offering an Internet service that is among the fastest in the world, and it is hoping the move will attract businesses looking to relocate.
The Chattanooga Electric Power Board's new Fiber Optics network will provide a 1 gigabit-per-second Internet service. The utility said the service is more than 200 times faster than the average national download speed today.
At a cost of $350 a month, it's also much more expensive than the typical residential plan. Harold DePriest, the Chattanooga Electric Power Board's president and CEO, said residential customers don't really need that fast a service, but businesses might...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100913/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_fast_internet