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Town Fiber

Published on Nov 18, 2015

Why small towns and municipalities need to get onboard with building and delivering fiber internet to its residents and businesses.

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Town Fiber

A Win-Win Scenario
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Municipal fiber-to-the-home becoming more common for a number of reasons

Big Telcos more focused on short term profits than broader benefits to the community

Municipal fiber often a better fit for providing faster, more affordable internet to benefit residents and businesses

Faster, more affordable internet

  • Drives innovation and boosts economic development
  • Helps attract businesses and entrepreneurs
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Faster, more affordable internet

  • Improves productivity
  • Creates real advantages
  • Levels the playing field

More people can work remotely and from home, helping lessen traffic congestion

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Better internet aids education, promotes self-directed learning

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Ensuring the workforce continues to have the right knowledge and skills

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Everyone wins

  • Residents
  • Students
  • Businesses
  • The municipality
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Can we really wait for big businesses to do this for us?

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Tell your town you want to move forward with municipal internet

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