GoNetspeed crews preparing to install fiber-optic internet in Auburn

GoNetspeed contractors are working in Auburn on Thursday. The company is preparing to introduce fiber optic Internet service to the Lewiston-Auburn market this year. Steve Collins/Sun Journal

AUBURN — More good news for Lewiston Auburn consumers looking for true high-speed Internet service. His former OTELCO, GoNetspeed, based in Oneonta, Alabama, is in the “preparation” stage of building a network in the region, and last week a crew member was spotted in his truck bucket checking lines in Auburn. I was.

The company says it is working with pole owners to secure space for a fiber optic network before building infrastructure throughout Lewiston-Auburn later this year.

The company’s statement reads: The same applies to businesses within the Lewiston-Auburn Service Area. ”

GoNetspeed serves residential and commercial customers in Maine, Alabama, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont and West Virginia. The company claims he is one of the largest independent Internet providers in the East.

GoNetspeed contractors will check utility lines in Auburn on Thursday ahead of the installation of a fiber-optic internet network scheduled for later this year. Steve Collins/Sun Journal

Fiber optic Internet service is considered superior to the Internet provided over cable and digital subscriber lines (telephone lines). There are several reasons. It is not a shared service like a cable, but a service dedicated to each home. Fiber optics provide ultra-fast connections using optical signals that do not degrade over distance. Security is also enhanced by fiber optics, which don’t radiate a signal like copper wire, making eavesdropping and hacking much more difficult.

GoNetspeed continues to expand its network, opening up access to communities across Maine to a high-speed, 100% fiber internet infrastructure. Bidford, Brewer, Brunswick, Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Falmouth, Gorham, Grey, New Gloucester, Old Orchard Beach, Old Town Orono, Saco, Scarborough, Topsham, Westbrook, Wyndham and Yarmouth have access to GoNetspeed’s services. increase.

The company says many other communities in the state are also getting access to GoNetspeed’s fiber internet.

For more information about GoNetspeed, or to inquire about services in your area, please visit: gonetspeed.com.