Cincinnati is getting gigabit internet

With support from Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley, local business and community leaders and sports personalities, Cincinnati Bell President and CEO Ted Torbeck this evening announced that the company will be offering Fioptics Internet speeds up to 1 gigabit per second to its consumer customers on September 8. “The company has a unique opportunity to give Cincinnati consumers the capability to upgrade speeds to meet their ever-changing technology needs and do so at competitive prices,” said Torbeck. Cincinnati Bell’s Fioptics Gigabit Internet speed is up to 100 times faster than normal broadband Internet. Cincinnati Bell began offering gigabit Internet service to small businesses earlier this summer. Torbeck noted that The Brandery, the small business accelerator located in Over-the-Rhine, was the first small business to receive Internet speeds up to 1 gigabit per second from Cincinnati Bell. Torbeck’s gigabit Internet service announcement is part of an overall program from the company to “Light Up Cincinnati.” Light Up Cincinnati is an initiative designed to provide Cincinnati residents and businesses with faster, more reliable and accessible services that will enable the city to grow, learn and connect with one another like never before.