I work in IT (Solutions Architect). I moved from Chattanooga, TN to Denver, CO about 3 years ago. I pay more money for 30Mbps up and 5Mbps down on DSL in Denver than I did for 1Gbps up and 1Gbps down on FIber in Chattanooga. I also design IaaS solutions for companies in the Denver area, the same thing I did in Chattanooga. I had an easier time of it in Chattanooga than in Denver thanks to the county wide fiber and 300Mbps wireless. There are groups here that want to shift their current IT setup to colocation or managed services and can't because of a lack of cost effective connectivity solutions. And those that can get the budget for the shift are paying more than they should typically for the connectivity.
When a city an over an order of magnitude larger has fewer connection options and at a higher price, there is an issue. It is ridiculous. What EPB (power company in Chattanooga that runs the fiber connections) is doing has really boosted the IT sector in Chattanooga. It is (or should be) a no brainer.
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I work in IT (Solutions Architect). I moved from Chattanooga, TN to Denver, CO about 3 years ago. I pay more money for 30Mbps up and 5Mbps down on DSL in Denver than I did for 1Gbps up and 1Gbps down on FIber in Chattanooga. I also design IaaS solutions for companies in the Denver area, the same thing I did in Chattanooga. I had an easier time of it in Chattanooga than in Denver thanks to the county wide fiber and 300Mbps wireless. There are groups here that want to shift their current IT setup to colocation or managed services and can't because of a lack of cost effective connectivity solutions. And those that can get the budget for the shift are paying more than they should typically for the connectivity. When a city an over an order of magnitude larger has fewer connection options and at a higher price, there is an issue. It is ridiculous. What EPB (power company in Chattanooga that runs the fiber connections) is doing has really boosted the IT sector in Chattanooga. It is (or should be) a no brainer.