A $22 million effort to improve internet access in San Antonio is set to begin in six months.
Lanier High School students check out their new, free hotspot devices in this 2019 file photo. City Council on Thursday approved nearly $9 million for AT&T to lay fiber for 20,200 single-family homes and other locations on San Antonio’s East, West and South sides.Parts of San Antonio that have long dealt with slow online connectivity — or no access at all — are one step closer to better internet.
Brian Dillard, the city’s chief innovation officer, expects the Dallas-based telecommunications company to start work on the project in about six months and to complete it two years after that.to nearly 30,000 single- and multifamily homes and businesses. San Antonio is a few steps ahead of the county, which is currently negotiating with Spectrum.
“We wanted to make sure that it gets going immediately because we are behind on the digital divide and families depend on internet connectivity to do everything they need to do,” Nirenberg said.‘Absolute game-changer’: San Antonio, Bexar County gear up to improve internet speeds
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