Gig City

Chattanooga, Tenn., proudly calls itself the "Gig City" now after making 1 gigabit Internet speed available to every address in the city.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Making high-speed Internet available across Madison County is the favorite idea of readers and participants in AL.Com's "What works: Regionalism" forum, and one nearby city has already done it. That's Chattanooga, where 1 gigabit Internet speed is available to everyone, and I'm headed there to learn more on Wednesday.

I'm already talking to Chattanooga leaders and entrepreneurs about how they did it and what high-speed Internet means, but I want to know what you're curious about. Please share your ideas and questions in the comments section below. And please follow this link to our Opinion section and sign up for a newsletter with updates and stories from the Regionalism project.

- Is there anyone specific you'd like me to try to contact?

- What about people you know or do business with in Chattanooga? Is there someone we can visit and learn from?

- How about specific questions you'd like answered? You've already suggested some, and I've already asked some. But if there's something you'd like to know, let me know.

I'll report on Chattanooga's experience from Chattanooga tomorrow and continue that reporting later this week. Keep an eye out.