On Tuesday, April 4, Ting, the fiber internet company which brags about its “crazy fast internet,” will host a public information meeting beginning at 7 p.m. at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre at 405 South Brooks Street.
There will be a brief slide show about Ting and its expansion into Wake Forest after installing gigabit fiber networks in Holly Springs and Fuquay-Varina. Discussions will also cover the benefits and cost of fiber Internet service, a tentative timeline and what to expect during installation. A question and answer period will follow.
Light refreshments, along with soft drinks, coffee and water, will be available. All Wake Forest residents are invited. When complete, its Wake Forest network is expected to add about 10,000 serviceable addresses to the company’s North Carolina footprint.
Ting is a division of Tucows, a Canadian company also traded on NASDAQ.
“Increasingly, we see that cities and municipalities are looking for better Internet options for their residents and businesses because the incumbents aren’t stepping up,” said Tucows CEO Elliot Noss. “Fiber is the technology that will power smart cities for the next hundred years.”
“Ting Internet is proud to be expanding into the Town of Wake Forest, which has so many of the qualities we look for in a Ting Town,” added Noss. “It’s a future-focused community with an entrepreneurial spirit and a strong focus on education and progress. It’s a place where community leaders value the importance of fiber infrastructure and all the benefits it will bring to their constituents.”
Indeed, Ting’s build in Wake Forest would not be possible without the leadership and enthusiasm of the Town.
“Wake Forest is a growing community comprised of highly-educated, globally-connected residents that rely on high-speed communication to meet their ever-changing needs,” said Wake Forest Mayor, Vivian Jones. “We are extremely excited to welcome Ting to Wake Forest and look forward to experiencing the crazy fast speed and reliability fiber optic service delivers.”
Ting expects to light its first customers in Wake Forest this summer.
Wake Forest residents can pre-order Ting fast fiber Internet now. A one-time $9 pre-order is returned as a credit on a customer’s first Ting bill. Pre-ordering secures the best possible break on start-up costs on Ting gigabit service, including the full cost of installation. Go to www.ting.com/wakeforest to pre-order.
Construction will begin this winter and will run in neighborhood phases. These construction phases will be announced on the dedicated Wake Forest Ting Town page at ting.com/wakeforest. This page will be updated regularly as milestones are reached.
Ting Internet offers symmetrical gigabit fiber Internet for residential, small business, and enterprise customers. Home gigabit Internet costs $89 a month. Business gigabit Internet costs $139 a month. Enterprise Internet service levels, installations and pricing vary and can be discussed with the local Ting Enterprise team.
Ting Internet provides fast fiber Internet in select U.S. towns and cities. Ting is committed to net neutrality and the open Internet. More than that, Ting is committed to being a part of improving the communities it serves by supporting and championing local good works. Ting sponsors local programs, events, foundations, festivals, charities, and public services everywhere we go, investing in the future of the towns we serve.
