Need SUPER fast Internet? Move to Chattanooga, TN

[charlotte49er]

CHATTANOOGA — 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.

He said the high-speed service won't be costly for EPB to operate, yet it should put the Chattanooga community at the forefront of attracting businesses — possibly Internet providers — that can benefit from having it.

http://www.newsoxy.com/technology/chattanooga-fastest-internet-service-14761.html

[Carolina Husker]

I like how the CEO admitted they had no idea how or why they came up with their pricing.

[Darth Biscuit]

That'll be great for businesses... that's super-super cheap for that kind of bandwidth. Too bad they'll max out 98% of stuff on the web...

[SorthNarolina]

I think it's good for them regionally for attracting buisnesses. Tennessee is kind of a ****** to drive to but it would be a good place to have an HQ for a south east company.