Luxemburg enters agreement for high-speed internet with Cellcom
LUXEMBURG - The Luxemburg Village Board entered into an agreement with wireless service provider Cellcom to provide high-speed fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) internet, TV and voice services to every address in the village.
Once the project is underway, residents and businesses within the village limits will have a choice of fiber optic speed options from 250 megabits to one gigabit per second. A press release from Cellcom said it hopes to be able to serve some neighborhoods this year, with the rest of the village having access in 2022.
The need for improved internet service in Luxemburg was highlighted in the past year by the COVID-19 pandemic, Village Trustee Brian Barbiaux said in the press release. The pandemic and state-ordered shutdown of schools and nonessential businesses last spring saw students in the Luxemburg-Casco School District taking online classes for several months and some people working from home, which often put a strain on internet use in a number of households.