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WEBVTT SACRAMENTO WITH WHAT YOU CAN DO. >> IT IS COMING TO MOBILE BUT THIS IS RESIDENTIAL WIRELESS SERVICE. 5G SERVICE STARTING AT 5:00 A.M., THE WEBSITE WENT LIVE OR YOU CAN FIND OUT IF IT IS AVAILABLE IN SIGN-UP FOR THE SERVICE WHICH WILL GO LIVE OCTOBER 1. 5G THE LATEST FROM VERIZON. THEY HAVE SPENT HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS HERE DEVELOPING THIS WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY TO BRING HIGH-SPEED WIRELESS SERVICE. IF YOU’RE LOOKING TO CUT CABLE, THEY SAY THIS IS THE SOLUTION THAT WILL STREAM FOUR K VIDEO O THE HOME COME MAKE EVERYTHING WIRELESS. THEY HAVE A LOT OF PLANS IN TERMS OF HERE IN SACRAMENTO. THEY’RE LOOKING AT MAKING SMART ASPHALT WHERE THEY WILL PUT SENSORS IN THE ROADWAY THAT CORRESPOND WITH TRAFFIC SIGNALS TO GIVE -- GET TRAFFIC FLOWING BETTER IN THE CITY. TODAY THE WEBSITE WENT LIVE THIS MORNING. WE ARE LUCKY HERE IN SACRAMENTO. ONLY ONE OF FOUR CITIES IN THE NATION. IT IS JUST A LIMITED AREA. FROM WHAT I CAN SEE, BETWEEN FIVE AND 16 THERE IS A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF SERVICE AVAILABILITY. THEY DON’T HAVE A MAP TO SEE IF IT IS AVAILABLE. THEY PLANNED A RAPID EXPANSION OF

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Sacramento residents will be among the first in the nation to get 5G Ultra Wideband internet service from Verizon when it goes live Oct. 1.Starting at 5 a.m. Thursday, residents can find out if the cutting-edge, wireless service is available at their home and sign up for it.Verizon says the next-generation technology will boost internet speeds and revolutionize what consumers can do with the service."Verizon 5G Home customers should expect typical network speeds around 300 Mbps and, depending on location, peak speeds of nearly 1 Gig, with no data caps. Verizon 5G Home is ideal for consumers looking to 'cut the cord' or upgrade from their current cable service," according to a statement from Verizon.Sacramento is joined by Indianapolis, Houston and Los Angeles as the first cities in the nation to get 5G Home service.Service areas will be limited at first, but the company reports a plan for rapid expansion of the technology as new hardware is installed.Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg says a private-public partnership to bring the technology to Sacramento first will bring with it many benefits.The city will see smarter traffic signals, economic development, job creation, public safety and education benefits from the next-generation internet service, Steinberg said. As part of the deal, Verizon will provide free wireless internet service in 27 public parks.The goal of the free service is to narrow the digital divide for communities that can't afford internet service. Find out if 5G is available at your homeVerizon said the service will be free for the first three months and will then cost $50 per month for current Verizon customers and $70 for non-customers.The company said 5G for mobile devices will be available soon and Home customers will be first in line for an opportunity to purchase the new devices.