C Spire to bring fiber to homes

C Spire is rapidly expanding its 20,000-mile fiber infrastructure to bring high-speed internet to 11 neighborhoods in Philadelphia. 

Residents will soon have access to multi-gigabit home fiber internet with speeds up to 8 gigabits per second.

Fiber construction is already in progress in the first neighborhood, with all construction in this phase expected to be completed within the next ten months.

“Fiber is a vital service that gives residents the connectivity they need for education, healthcare, and business,” said Toby Dubois, general manager of Home Services for C Spire. “This investment in Philadelphia will expand C-Spire’s ultra-fast and reliable home internet to more Mississippians and help them to flourish now and in the future.”

Officials did not say specifically which parts of the city fiber will be available.

“Because our buildout plans can be fluid in some cases, we prefer not to give out detailed buildouts at the street or neighborhood level,” a company spokesperson said.

Residents can utilize C Spire’s Check Availability Tool to check the availability of fiber at their address.

C Spire first launched fiber service to cities across Mississippi in 2014 and has built a thriving network spanning more than 150 communities in Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee. The company is committed to expanding its fiber service to bring more Mississippi communities online and to bring technology improvements to its home state.

The community’s support for the C Spire fiber expansion in Philadelphia is a testament to the shared vision for increased connectivity.

“Fiber internet is one of the most needed assets, and the chance to add additional fiber infrastructure makes Philadelphia more appealing,” said Mayor James Young. “Fiber is essential for residents and enables connectivity for work from home and education. We appreciate that C Spire has been in Philadelphia for years and look forward to the opportunity this new fiber construction will bring to our residents.”

C Spire began offering wireless service in the Philadelphia area in the early 2000s and now offers fiber internet services to businesses and residents, as well as a full suite of products like dedicated Internet, wireless, IP Voice, data, cloud and managed IT services to businesses and government entities.

“We are thrilled about C Spire’s fiber investment in our town,” said David Vowell, president of the Community Development Partnership. “The addition of fiber to Philadelphia will enhance our infrastructure, which will help not only our residents with remote work and learning purposes but also support the economic growth and development of Philadelphia.”

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