“Like Charlottesville, Va., Holly Springs, N.C., and Westminster, Md., Centennial, Colo., is the epitome of what we look for in a Ting crazy fast fiber Internet town, which is why we’re planning to bring to bring crazy fast fiber internet to Centennial,” Ting reports in a blog this week.
Centennial is about 20 minutes outside of Denver, and Ting notes that the population is more than 107,00 people, according to the 2014 Census. Centennial will be the largest town by population that the company is targeting to date with its 1,000 Mbps service. Demand assessment began in the city Wednesday, which involves an online pre-order system wherein for $9, residents and local businesses can pre-order the gigabit service.
“Ting Internet in Centennial will enable faster and more affordable internet services for both residents and businesses, just as the City’s Fiber Master Plan intended,” Mayor Pro Tem and District 4 Council Member Charles “C.J.” Whelan, says. “Technology, and in particular connectivity to the Internet, has become essential to everyday life, so much so that we experience withdrawals when it is not there. Data connectivity needs to be efficient and readily available, and it is at its best when it, ‘just works’ and you don’t have to think even about it. Bringing such a high level of service to Centennial is what makes this collaboration with Ting so exciting.”
A few months ago, Ting announced its gigabit plans in North Carolina, and pointed out that Google Fiber had passed Holly Springs on its way to serve Raleigh-Durham with 1 Gbps.
“Internet speed and infrastructure is an issue that is on the national agenda,” Elliot Noss, CEO of Ting and its parent company Tucows, observes. “While it’s obviously very important to get major metros connected with fast fiber Internet, Ting Internet is proving that the fastest Internet access available isn’t just for city centers. Smaller cities and towns need faster, more reliable Internet too. Maybe even more so.”
Ting reports installation costs vary by location, “but are not more than $200 for a home or $400 for a business.” The Ting Internet Box costs $199 to buy or $9/month to rent. Ting gigabit costs $89/month for homes or $139/month for businesses. There also is a non-core offering for $19/month for 5/5 Mbps service.
