By Ellis Smith – Calling Chattanooga “a great example,” the White House on Wednesday (June 13, 2012) announced the US Ignite program to spread ultra-fast broadband access across the country.
As part of the plan, President Barrack Obama today will sign an executive order that grants more latitude to companies that need federal approval to bury fiber-optic cable on or near government-owned land.
The Chattanooga-owned utility, EPB, built the gigabit-capable Smart Grid in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy for about $220 million. Gigabit Internet became available for all 170,000 city residents in early 2010. more> http://tinyurl.com/7vrg4wp
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