Another place where community broadband is working

The Economist did a great story recently about  our friends in Bristol, Virginia. Bristol, like Wilson, ran its first fiber a few years ago to connect City facilities, then made it available to everyone after people in town asked for it. In fact, when Wilson was building its fiber ring several years ago, several local [...]

Wilson’s fiber network opens up public sector possibilities

Wilson’s fiber-to-the-home network was built primarily for local businesses and industries. Some of the community’s largest employers subscribe to Greenlight because of its next-generation broadband speed. The network is also helping local educators. Wilson Community College was one of our first members, and just this week, the Wilson County School Board announced that it would [...]

Google shows that Americans want better speed.

Some exciting news is out about broadband speeds. Google is looking for a few markets around the US to build fiber networks. These networks would provide Internet access at up to one Gig per second. The networks would be experimental and they’re probably many, many times faster than what you have now. If your only [...]