Thursday, April 18, 2013

Lawrence, Kansas Wicked Broadband Will Offer 1 Gbps

Wicked Broadband in Lawrence, Kan. plans to offer 1 gigabit residential service for $99.98 per month; 100 Mbps service for $69.98 per month and 20 Mbps service for $49.98 per month. 


None of the plans will have usage caps, nor will uploading speeds be reduced. The availability of nearby Google Fiber, also offering 1 Gbps service, clearly is a factor in the decision to move ahead with 1-Gbps service.

Wicked Broadband also will be offering business services at various prices and rates. The 1 Gbps service will cost $59.98 with committed rates.

A multi-tenant service operating at 100 Mbps will be sold for $12 a member. The 1-Gbps version of the multi-tenant service will be sold for $24 a member, per month.

Consumers or businesses that sign two-year contracts will have a free installation charge. Customers who sign a one-year contract will pay a $149 installation fee. 

A 10-month contract will come with a $199 installation fee. Service on a no-contract basis will have a $300 installation fee. 

Wicked Broadband customers whose dwellings already are outfitted with a optical network  interface do not have to pay a connection fee, but will pay a $50 charge for installer labor. 
As Google Fiber has done, Wicked Broadband will aggregate potential customers neighborhood by neighborhood, building fist in the areas where the greatest number of pre-committed users sign up. 

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