Representatives and supporters of the Knoxville Utilities Board s fiber-based broadband network say it has the potential to serve as a business recruitment incentive, an accessibility equalizer and an educational leg up for students.
Starting in 2022, KUB will offer 1-gigabit-per-second upload and download speeds to its more than 210,000 electrical customers over several counties, mostly Knox, Union and Grainger.
People like Seven Islands resident Nancy Lewelling will be happy to have a new option for internet.
Lewelling, an IT specialist, told Knox News she has been trying for years to get stable, high-speed internet, but the cable lines don’t go near her property.