Comments on: Lafayette, La., finally gets its fiber network

The local utility started offering a triple play of services over its fiber network this week after five years of discussion and court battles.

Would it have been to difficult to say where Lafayette is before the fifth paragraph indirectly says so? I can think of three different states that have one.

[aka_tripleB]

You mean like mentioning it in the article's title?

[chrisfrary]

I was confused as to the location at the end before rereading the Louisiana Supreme Court. Come on!
On a side note, these telecommunication companies already get taxpayer money to build out non-existent networks. Funny how it just goes into their pockets. I am going to recommend this to my city council. We are basically getting screwed by Time Warner since Verizon only offers 2mbps and their service sucks.

[illil0]

Wow, yeah, I was confused at where this Lafayette was located. I was thoroughly confused for a bit. Those prices do seem very reasonable for the speeds they claim though. If it were available to me (no, I don't live in any of the Lafayettes that I know of), I'd definitely consider the service.

[jug831]

It says Lafayette, LA in the title...

[illil0]

I don't believe it did before when I read it initially. Eh, maybe I missed it :)

[bicparker]

When this article was originally posted, the state was not included in the title.

[limefan913]

I doubt we'll see any private utilities in my part of PA rolling out fiber optics. We're moderately well served by private entities, especially with FiOS no more than 20-30 miles away, and planned eventually.

[BigGuns149]

Good for you, but a lot of parts of America aren't being so well served.

[havanese_boy]

We have fiber to the premises in Tullahoma TN. TV, Internet (10,15,20,25,50,100 mb) and telephone. Works great. www.tub.net

It just went live last week

[fdunn3]

I think it's great that a Public Utility Company owned by the city (or region, Parish) offers these services as they have to have the infrastructure in place anyway to monitor and control the utilities.
I am very satisfied with TW in San Antonio (15MbS down & 1.5Mbs up) but I do wish it was symmetric as I do use it for work occasionally over VPN. Although at these speeds RDP is very smooth.