by Doug | Apr 12, 2017 | community broadband
FairlawnGig’s high-speed fiber Internet service is faster than anything available in Northeast Ohio. We’re delivering a better Internet experience for Fairlawn residents. But beside that, there is another, unexpected bonus.   The availability of fiber service...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Doug | Feb 16, 2017 | fiber construction
A Letter to Fairlawn Residents from Ernie Staten, Fairlawn’s Deputy Service Director Construction of the FairlawnGig network is continuing at a rapid pace this winter all around Fairlawn. We try to give residents advance notice of when construction crews will be...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Doug | Jan 30, 2017 | Akron Beacon Journal, community broadband, Internet service
This article was published by The Akron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com on January 29, 2017 By Rick Armon Beacon Journal staff writer FAIRLAWN: Mike and Shannon Perkins would get annoyed. Their three kids even more so. Whenever they tried to stream a television show or movie...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Doug | Jan 13, 2017 | community broadband
This article was published by GCN Magazine on Jan. 12, 2017 By Stephanie Kanowitz When Ernie Staten, deputy director of public service for Fairlawn, Ohio, had trouble getting online to do work, he knew the city had a problem. Around the same time, Mayor William Roth...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Doug | Dec 13, 2016 | community broadband, fiber construction, Internet service
The first sections of fiber for FairlawnGig® arrived in Fairlawn just after Thanksgiving. Crews are working now to install the fiber in the first three neighborhoods where underground construction is complete and the conduit has already been installed. Fiber...