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|  Seattle Aims To Speed Internet Connections For Home Users With Fiber OpticsSeattle is working to extend faster broadband service to residents' homes. To that end, the city will open access to its own fiber optic cable network in two neighborhoods.
By: Tony Farinholt It's expensive to run fiber optic cable to homes. However, in many countries, governments pay for it. So, Seattle is proposing a way to share those costs, by offering up its own public fiber optic network in two neighborhoods to companies that are interested in connecting that network to people's homes. Seattle owns more than 500 miles of fiber optic cable that connect public institutions in the city. It's the oldest municipal fiber optic network in the country, and has never been used commercially. Local officials hope that a corporation such as Microsoft or Google will step up to the plate and vow to make the connections. The project is part of a nationwide effort called Gig.U. It involves 37 universities, including the University of Washington. Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn says if it works out, it could become a model for bringing broadband to homes around the city. The region's major cable provider, Comcast, says it's too early to comment on the project, but Comcast issued a statement saying that it has built and maintains hundreds of miles of fiber optic lines in Seattle, and it spends tens of millions of dollars each year expanding its network to businesses and going deeper into neighborhoods. # # # About the Company: FluxLight was founded in 2003. Our focus has been on providing quality fiber optic interfaces, SFPs, GBICs, and related products for local and wide area networking products. We supply SFP and GBIC products from top vendors such as Cisco, 3Com, Extreme, HP, Juniper, D-Link, Dell and Finisar. FluxLight is convinced the path to success is through excellence and customer service. Our customers are our number one priority. We know you have many choices of where to buy so we do our best to provide the best SFP and GBIC products, at the best prices with the best possible support. Contact: Tony Farinholt FluxLight, Incorporated 1425 Daisy Lane Irving, TX 75061 1-888-874-7574 http://www.fluxlight.com End
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