Aiming to become a “smart city,” Woodstock announced free high-speed internet service is now available downtown through a partnership of the city, a broadband provider and a wireless management company.
Compass Broadband Networks, a Florida-based broadband service provider, and CMA Inc., a Georgia wireless management firm, installed the system with an option to upgrade to enhanced services up to 50 megabits. CMA holds an agreement with the city to promote 5G technology and small-cell deployment.
The service went live in mid-June and is provided without embedded advertising and at no cost to the city, according to the Woodstock Office of Economic Development. Free broadband internet service also will be available to support increased demand from concerts or other events downtown.
“We believe this new offering to our community is vital to the development of the downtown area,” Mayor Donnie Henriques said in a statement. “This endeavor is simply the first step in a long-range plan to expand services such as this to other areas as well.”
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