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From Hollywood to Wilson, NC – a broadband move

Posted by | Mar 13, 2015

WILSON — After 16 years in Los Angeles, the founders of ExodusFX moved their video special effects business to the East Coast three years ago, finally choosing the Eastern NC City of Wilson because of its gigabit municipal broadband network. The boutique studio, which employs from 12 to 20 people depending on projects, first landed in West Virginia, which, says producer Brad Kalinoski, who founded ExodusFX with his wife Tinatsu Wallace, “Had terrible infrastructure.” They had moved there to be close to Wallace’s family, but it wasn’t workable. West Virginia officials basically told the firm that finding the speeds...

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Wilson’s municipal broadband network makes it a proud ultrafast broadband city

Posted by | Mar 13, 2015

WILSON — Soon, people in the Triangle will have access to ultra-fast broadband via Google and other providers. In Wilson, NC, they’ve had it for seven years. In Wilson you can get 82 channels of basic cable, 40mbs Internet service and home phone plus with 11 calling features for $102.95 a month via its Greenlight city broadband network. Higher priced options provide additional cable TV offerings. Not only that, the Internet speeds are 40mbs for both uploads and downloads. Upload speeds that fast are almost unheard of from cable and other commercial providers. More typical upload speeds are 1mbs...

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NTIA: Faster broadband, reaching more

Posted by | Jul 28, 2014

(Editor’s note: The Broadband Report is a regular feature in WRAL TechWire. Today’s story is courtesy of Anne Neville, director of state broadband initiatives at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. The original post can be found the NTIA website.) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Access to high-speed internet has become a necessity for communities and businesses, and the latest data from the National Broadband Map shows that broadband continues to be available to more Americans than ever. Broadband drives economic growth and innovation – including advances in health care, education, and public safety. Since its launch in 2011, the National...

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