Re: [North Georgia Democrats] Windstream Communications explains why their puny...

Pamela McCurley commented on your post in North Georgia Democrats. Pamela McCurley 11:23am Oct 22 Some contract was established when Frontier first entered the market here that insures Frontier is the only company that can provide service. No other company can come into play as long as this contract is in valid. Comment History Frank Gilkeson 11:23am Oct 22 here is deployment map of 100 gigabit fiber in north georgia. note where there is no roll out occurring. http://ngn.coop/technology/interactive-network-map/ Frank Gilkeson 11:21am Oct 22 Pamela McCurley consider moving to Chatanooga. They have great internet there. what do you mean "100 year lease" on the fiber cable? Pamela McCurley 11:16am Oct 22 We own a software development company in Gordon County. Most of our clients are on the west coast and the limited bandwidth from our only ISP provider (Frontier) has proven to be a limiting factor in our growth. Our business is located in the lower level of our home, and given the state of the housing market selling our home is a fantasy. We have even looked at renting a brick and mortar location in hopes the internet would be more reliable and faster. That isn't a feasible option either. Frontier has a monopoly on service and a 100 year lease on the fiber optic cable. How can this be? We are literally stuck and limited by bad service, high prices and long term contracts. Kelly Wilcox Thomas 11:02am Oct 22 Windstream sucks and doesn't care because their customers usually have no other option. Original Post Frank Gilkeson 10:57am Oct 22 Windstream Communications explains why their puny copper wire DSL internet is just fine for Dahlonega and Lumpkin County . According to them Dahlonega and Lumpkin do not need the Federal Government's 100 Gigabit Internet to stimulate development. Now why is this just plain wrong? Letter in today's Dahlonega Nugget. Windstream can support economic development in our area Dear Editor: I read Ronald Chick's letter ("Inadequate broadband internet service is costing our area growth" in the Oct. 8 edition of The Nugget and wanted to share a few comments. Thanks to the completion of a number of network enhancements this year, Windstream now provides 24 megabit-per-second Internet service in Mr. Chick's area, as well as to homes in many parts of Lumpkin and White counties. Speed is dependent on a location's distance from our serving equipment however, so I encourage individual customers to contact Windstream at 800-347-1991 to determine what speeds are available at their homes. With regard to economic development efforts, Windstream can provide any level of service that a business customer needs, and we are eager to help the community grow. It should be obvious that it's good for our business when the local economy expands. Of course, there are always costs associated with delivering Internet service, regardless of who the carrier is, but Windstream is a national provider with an extensive suite of business products and competitive pricing. We have a robust network in North Georgia as well as a strong team of managers, technicians and sales representatives, and all of us take a great deal of pride in serving our customers and serving them well. William L. (Bill) Scott Area Manager-Operations, Windstream View Post on Facebook · Edit Email Settings · Reply to this email to add a comment.