Project Overview

What is being proposed?

• A state-of-the-art high-speed fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network.
• City-wide wireless Internet access (technology to be determined).
• The network will reach all homes and businesses in Syracuse.
• A community-owned utility service.
• Funded from subscriber revenue.
• Financed with a revenue bonds issue, and possibly federal broadband stimulus grants for some related community service (public computer clusters, computer training, etc.).

What does it get you?

• Significantly lower prices, and more flexible service options.
• Community control of prices, services, policies, and infrastructure investment.
• Affordable service options to provide true universal access (bridging the digital divide).
• Television – All the channels currently available and more, with a-la-carte selection options so you pay only for what you want.
• Internet – Very high-speed 100Mb/s–1Gb/s service.
• Telephone – local, national, and international calling.
• Well-equiped public access studio(s); generous funding for public access, education, and government (PEG) channel programming; and access to multiple additional local programming channels.
• Greatly reduced city and school district telecommunications related expenses through consolidation, and greatly increased service capabilities and flexibility.