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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Smithville to bring FTTH to 29,000 Indiana customers]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/09/smithville-to-bring-ftth-to-29-000-indiana-customers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/09/smithville-to-bring-ftth-to-29-000-indiana-customers/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/09/smithville-to-bring-ftth-to-29-000-indiana-customers/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.smithville.net/index.php/press"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/04/4-8-08-smithville_logo.jpg" alt="" /></a>For an estimated 29,000 Smithville customers in 17 counties in the central, south central and southern part of Indiana, they could soon find themselves smack dab in the middle of a fiber heartland. The aforesaid telco is investing some $90 million to build a fiber-to-the-home network over the next 48 months in order to give rurally located individuals and businesses access to ultra-quick data, voice and video services. The upgrade is so extensive, in fact, that <em>none</em> of Smithville's customers will be relying on copper or hybrid (copper, fiber or coaxial) systems once the build-out is complete. Who needs FiOS TV / <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/09/atandts-u-verse-spreads-to-more-of-indiana/">U-verse</a> anyway, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/indianas-harrison-square-condominiums-to-come-pre-wired-with-fi/">right Hoosiers</a>?<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Indiana-Telco-To-Deploy-Rural-FTTH-93405?nocomment=1">DSLReports</a>]<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/fiber/" rel="tag">Fiber</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/09/smithville-to-bring-ftth-to-29-000-indiana-customers/">Smithville to bring FTTH to 29,000 Indiana customers</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:09:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.smithville.net/index.php/press>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/09/smithville-to-bring-ftth-to-29-000-indiana-customers/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1161940/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/09/smithville-to-bring-ftth-to-29-000-indiana-customers/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>expansion</category><category>fiber</category><category>ftth</category><category>hd</category><category>Indiana</category><category>network</category><category>rural</category><category>smithville</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darren Murph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:09:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
