by Doug | Oct 10, 2016 | fiber construction, Internet service, West Side Leader
Published on 10/6/2016 – West Side Leader By Sean Patrick During the Oct. 3 Fairlawn City Council meeting, Mayor William Roth said construction on FairlawnGig — the city’s municipal fiber optic and carrier grade Wi-Fi project — is continuing on schedule and...
by Doug | Aug 9, 2016 | community broadband, fiber construction, Internet service
Things have been busy at FairlawnGig. We have been designing and building the essential components necessary to operate and manage the FairlawnGig network and begin offering Internet services to the community. Building the FairlawnGig data center, establishing...
by Doug | Aug 9, 2016 | Akron Beacon Journal, community broadband, Internet service
By the Beacon Journal editorial board on August 8, 2016 On Wednesday, Fairlawn is set to begin an ambitious project to expand its high-speed internet service to the entire city and the Akron-Bath-Fairlawn Joint Economic Development District. By the end of next year,...
by Doug | Aug 2, 2016 | Akron Beacon Journal, community broadband, Internet service
Published on Ohio.com and the Akron Beacon Journal on August 1, 2016 By Marilyn Miller Beacon Journal staff writer FAIRLAWN: The city is beginning the construction phase in neighborhoods next week for its new internet service. Residents can already start signing up...
by Doug | Jul 15, 2016 | community broadband, Internet service
Fairlawn’s Municipal Broadband utility, FairlawnGig®, brought its world-class Internet service to its first business customers, the Hilton Akron-Fairlawn and the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Akron-Fairlawn. FairlawnGig supplied both hotels with full gigabit fiber...