More companies are promising customers super-fast connection speeds — in the last month, companiesnhave spotlighted faster connections coming to parts of Texas, Utah, Nebraska and Vermont. CenturyLinknis upgrading its network in Omaha to 1 Gbps symmetrical speeds. The telco will start connectingnsome west Omaha residents and businesses next week and plans to connect 48,000 total by early October,nit said Wednesday (http://bit.ly/12nK3BH). On Monday, Vermont Telephone Co. said it’s offeringn$35-a-month symmetrical gigabit service over dedicated fiber and that it has connected the first 500 ruralnVermont customers already (http://bit.ly/11CQ0f1). These announcements followed the April news thatnGoogle Fiber will offer gigabit speeds in Austin and Provo as well as potentially AT&T in Austin if it receivesnsatisfactory regulatory treatment (CD April 10 p10).
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