The Gig. U coalition of universities that is helping college towns across the U.S. get wired with super-fast broadband took a major step forward in its effort to bring Gigabit speed broadband networks to more communities.
On Friday, Gig. U announced that it has helped the North Carolina Next Generation Network, a group made up four universities - North Carolina State, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Duke and Wake Forest- and six communities, put together a request for proposals for a project that will bring a next generation broadband network to a large region of North Carolina.
Through the RFP Gig. U and the N.C. Next Generation Network are hoping to entice both existing and new broadband providers to bid on building and running a network that will offer broadband download speeds of at least 1 Gbps. The deadline for the proposals is April 2. And if all goes well, the plan is to start offering service within 18 months.
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