The Entire City of Lincoln, NE Is Getting Gigabit Fiber By 2019 DSLReports readers jcoburn3 and though have both written in to note that the entire city of Lincoln, Nebraska is getting gigabit fiber. According to the Lincoln Journal Star, the city has struck a deal with Nebraska-based fiber ISP Allo, in a deal that will bring gigabit fiber to the home service to every residence and business in the city by 2019.

Allo will be piggybacking off of existing fiber and using city conduit to complete the build, with the first customers expected to come online sometime next summer. The service will be going head to head with Time Warner Cable and Windstream Communications, neither of which has a reputation for cutting edge network upgrades. "This partnership will increase Lincoln's ability to compete on a global stage, create new and exciting educational opportunities and make our city a destination for next-generation businesses that could not have considered us before," Lincoln Mayor Chris Beutler said of the announcement. There's no word yet on pricing, but Allo currently offers 100 Mbps service for around $55 a month. The company says it will be dividing the cities up into 100 different areas and will soon decide how to proceed with the build. There's more detail on the company's plan to wire Nebraska with fiber by 2019 in the There's no word yet on pricing, but Allo currently offers 100 Mbps service for around $55 a month. The company says it will be dividing the cities up into 100 different areas and will soon decide how to proceed with the build. There's more detail on the company's plan to wire Nebraska with fiber by 2019 in the company's FAQ







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Noah Vail

Oh God please no.

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SouthAmerica 11 recommendations Noah Vail Premium Member Wait, how are we still here? We keep getting told that isn't affordable for ISPs to offer these new, faster packages,

something something, it'll usher in the Exaflood, something something, no one wants them,

it isn't fair to someone for some reason, only bad people and businesses want/use Gigabit

and it stop infrastructure investment.



Now that >1 US ISP is offering residential Gigabit

and

since all the above is true,

then

the Internet is offline, ISPs are bankrupt and all telecom people are out of work.



So how, exactly did Karl manage to post this story and how on Earth are we even reading it? svjks

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Lincoln, NE 4 recommendations svjks Premium Member Lincoln, Nebraska is on the Gigabit Map! A city in Nebraska is getting all the attention (at least for a day). I hope my part of Lincoln can get it sooner than 2019! Now we are talkingA city in Nebraska is getting all the attention (at least for a day). I hope my part of Lincoln can get it sooner than 2019!

Zenit

The system is the solution

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Purcellville, VA 4 recommendations Zenit Premium Member Nelnet. Allo is owned by the Federal Student Loan processor Nelnet.

Just thought I would put that out there.



Gigabit fiber is great, just you should know who is providing it.