Lafayette Utilities service provides broadband for community

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Amy Broussard, sales and marketing analyst for Lafayette Utilities System Fiber, describes the network and how it works.

LUS Fiber offers residential, commercial broadband

Utility encounters obstacles in establishing network

Service, not profit, drives community-funded utility

Louisiana

Lafayette

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LUS fiber, UC2B offer similar services, different organization

LUS Fiber

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Service

1. • 10, 30 or 50 megabits per second, symmetrical bandwidth for downloading and uploading
   

2. • 100 megabits per second between users of the network
   

Price

1. • $28.95 per month for 10 megabits per second; $44.95 per month for 30 megabits per second; $57.95 per month for 50 megabits per second
   

Organization

1. • Community utility run by a utilities company

UC2B

Service

1. • 5 megabits per second symmetrical bandwidth for downloading and uploading
   

2. • 100 megabits per second between users of the network
   

Price

1. • $19.99 per month proposed cost for
   5 megabits per second
   

Organization

1. • Open access network coordinated by two cities and a university on which multiple companies will provide competitive service

Note: photos taken in Champaign-Urbana, Ill., not Lafayette, La.