AT&T, Comcast and Google compete on metro-fiber Internet connectivity
Today AT&T began offering its GigaPower high-speed home and business Internet service package, continuing its competition with Comcast and Google.
AT&T is the first of the three to offer its service in Nashville, Tenn. Prices range from $120 per month for the highest possible speed Internet-only package, up to $180 per month to include voice, TV and Internet.
At&T reps said a gigabit connection allows users to download 25 songs in less than a second, or load an HD movie in less than one minute.
“We want Nashvillians to harness the power of ultra-fast Internet access in everything they do, from creating great music to pioneering health care innovations,” Joelle Phillips, president of AT&T Tennessee, said in a statement.
According to local news reports, Nashville Mayor Karl Dean said the new service will help boost the city’s tech sector.
“Today’s launch of AT&T GigaPower takes the idea of being connected in Nashville to the next level, as we are now connected at gigabit speed,” Dean said.
In January, Google Fiber announced its intention to move into the Nashville market, as well as 17 other metros, many places in which AT&T plans to deploy GigaPower and Comcast plans to drop Gigabit Pro, which offers 2 Gigabit throughput.
Google Fiber is currently available in Austin, Texas; Provo, Utah; and Kansas City, Mo.
AT&T took the fight to Google’s backyard with a planned deployment announced for Cupertino, Calif.
Comcast’s offering is available in some California markets as well as in Atlanta. The Atlanta deployment puts Comcast in direct competition with both Google Fiber and AT&T Mobility.
In Chattanooga, Tenn., Comcast is going up against a public utility fiber-to-the-home service provided by the area’s Electric Power Board.
