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AT&T’s G.fast on Sale Now to Apartment and Condominium Properties in 22 Metros Across the U.S.

G.fast Being Deployed in 8 Metros With 14 Additional Metros Selling the Service to Apartments, Condos AT&T Provides Connectivity Solution to Properties Without Access to Fiber AT&T* is offering another option for ultra-fast internet for apartment and condominiums (“MDUs”) in 22 major metro areas . We recently completed a trial of G.fast in Minneapolis, the first of the 8 initial launch cities to have a live G.fast property. G.fast can be deployed immediately in MDUs in parts of the following metros: Boston Denver Minneapolis New York City Philadelphia Phoenix Seattle Tampa Additionally, G.fast is currently on sale to MDUs in parts of 14 other metros with deployment planned in the near future. These include: Albany, N.Y. Baltimore Buffalo, N.Y. Cincinnati Colorado Springs, Colo. Hartford, Conn. Omaha, Neb. Pittsburgh Portland, Ore. Providence, R.I. Richmond, Va. Rochester, N.Y. Washington, D.C. Salt Lake City Each of these metros is located outside of our traditional 21- state...

Sun Prairie sale ends costly experiment

The sale of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin’s municipal broadband system , completes a failed experiment that left ratepayers on the hook for years of financial losses . TDS Telecommunications Corporation recently announced it had completed the purchase of the telecom assets of Sun Prairie Utilities . The network was bought for $2.88 million, slightly more than the city’s outstanding debt on the assets, Wisconsin State Journal reported . The private provider will now begin building a fiber network capable of 1 gigabit-per-second download speeds to serve the area’s residents. Madison-based TDS will offer cable and phone service, as well. “To deliver these new advanced services, we will be investing significant private capital ,” said Jim Butman, chief operating officer of TDS. The utility built a network that lost money – often significant amounts – during the majority of its years in operation, Watchdog.org reported. Sun Prairie Utilities first built a fiber ring in the late 1990s to conn...