Lafayette Municipal Fiber Provider Filing Complaint Against Cable Co-Op Over...
LUS Fiber is a municipally-owned provider competing in Lafayette, Louisiana Lafayette Utility Systems’ LUS Fiber has filed a formal complaint with the Federal Communications Commission accusing the...
View ArticlePublicly Owned LUS Fiber Launching Gigabit Broadband for Lafayette, Louisiana
Your Internet Service Provider keeps telling you there is no need for faster broadband speeds, but no matter how many times they say it, you still don’t believe them. Neither do the folks at LUS Fiber...
View ArticleCompetition Works: Cox Business Unveils 80-100Mbps Broadband to Compete with...
Cox Communications has launched two new broadband tiers for business customers in the Acadiana region around Lafayette, La., offering speeds of 80 and 100Mbps. With LUS Fiber providing community-owned...
View ArticleLafayette’s Fiber to the Home Network Creates High-Tech Haven in...
Lafayette, Louisiana has never sit still for private companies bypassing the heart of Cajun country. When electric companies refused to wire the city, the community elected to do it themselves. When...
View ArticleDebunking ALEC, Broadband Edition
Not long ago, the United States led the world in broadband connectivity. Now we are in 16th place, trailing most developed nations. We need broadband policies that connect our homes, schools, and...
View ArticleWhen Do You “Need” Faster Speeds? When Competition Arrives Offering Them
“We just don’t see the need of delivering [gigabit broadband] to consumers.” — Irene Esteves, former chief financial officer, Time Warner Cable, February 2013 “For some, the discussion about the...
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