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Seattle Announces Broadband Partnership

Seattle and the University of Washington on Thursday, Dec. 13, announced their partnership with broadband provider Gigabit Squared to develop an ultra high-speed broadband network in Seattle neighborhoods.

The fiber-to-the-home/fiber-to-the-business network will leverage Seattle’s unused fiber, also known as dark fiber. The beginning phase will include a demonstration in 12 Seattle neighborhoods, which were chosen based on multiple factors, such as proximity to both existing dark fiber and University of Washington campuses and housing.

"This is a very promising proposal that can help bring 21st century infrastructure to Seattle," said Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn in a press release.

Service plans will start at 20 megabits per second up to 1 Gigabit per second.

By Sarah Rich

Full Story: http://www.govtech.com/wireless/Seattle-Announces-Broadband-Partnership.html

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