[nep321]

Connecticut will now have super-fast Internet | WTNH

Pretty soon, CT will become the first state in the nation to have gigabit speed internet, which is 100 times faster than current broadband speeds. This is an important thing for businesses especially. Now obviously, in order to utilize speeds of 1 gigabit per second, you must have an IEEE 802.11ac router in order to utilize this, as well as an 802.11ac wireless adapter in your computing device.

For now, this will only apply to the following 46 cities and towns:

Avon, Barkhamsted, Berlin, Bloomfield, Branford, Bridgeport, Canton, Colchester, Danbury, Durham, East Haddam, East Hartford, Enfield, Fairfield, Farmington, Glastonbury, Guilford, Haddam, Hartford, Hebron, Lisbon, madison, Manchester, Mansfield, Meriden, Middletown, Milford, New Haven, New London, Norwalk, Plainville, Ridgefield, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, Somers, South Windsor, Southington, Stamford, Thomaston, Waterford, West Hartford, West Haven, Westport, Windham, Windsor, and Woodbridge.

Either way, I think it's good news for the infrastructure of CT!

[HeadedWest]

The big question is who pays: taxpayers or Internet companies that recoup their investment from customers in the form of rates, charges or fees. The highest portion of the cost would be physically connecting the Internet house-to-house.

The dreaded "last mile" problem is BIG.

No cost estimate has yet been calculated...

Sounds like the California High Speed Rail project.

[Poseidon3290]

Who is providing this /

[NewJeffCT]

interesting - I'm guessing that it will be the companies, who then pass on the cost to residents and businesses. And, Malloy will give them 6 zillion dollars to build out the infrastructure.

[wolf39us]

Excellent! I wonder what the pricing will be like.

[mlassoff]

If this happens, it could be a boon for Connecticut. When Google fiber was introduced to Kansas City it become the locale of quite a few startups for whom high speed internet was a priority (Massive data crunchers).

The "last mile problem" is the big obstacle. Especially in places with underground utilities the costs are extreme... However, if you talk about the type of investments the state should be making to attract business-- I think this is one of them.

[FutureTown]

I don't understand why people are crying over who pays. Jeez, there's got to be a limit to being NIMBy. I'd gladly pay for faster internet across the state. The reason why everyone is logged on to CD is cause of the internet. The way data is piling up for even small-medium businesses, it makes sense to have faster internet to go along with it. Think of it as a digital highway. I'm happy people have high expectations from Connecticut's government, but, let's be honest. It's still a bureaucracy. You're gonna have slowdowns and over the budget issues. I'd rather just have the service at this point instead of constantly arguing over what should we fund cause it'll get the most out of your money (I.E- won't go over budget). Time is also essential and it's not something you can buy back.

Now, if they could include towns east of Danbury, that would be great. <_< Actually, some towns surprisingly aren't listed there. The 3 richest, anything east of Danbury till you hit...um...Southington, Trumbull/Stratford/Shelton. Those are huge pockets of population. But it's all good if the entire state gets it in a reasonable time.

The northeast statisically has faster internet along with the West. There's no reason for us to stop growth and eventually the South catches up to us. Last thing I want are threads on CD Connecticut about how "my internet speed was about as fast it was in Georgia, why does CT suck?" Lol!

[Csiko]

I have yet to see any information on how this is going to happen on a technical level.

I'll believe it when I see it.

[WouldLoveTo]

Can't wait to see the tiered pricing!

[wolf39us]

I'm confused though... wouldn't the answer be "Kansas"?

https://fiber.google.com/cities/kans.../#plan=gigabit