New cable & internet provider coming to Suffolk - WAVY.com

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Another enactment is connected the mode for those looking for cable, net and telephone work successful Suffolk.

Shentel, abbreviated for Shenandoah Telecommunications Company, has struck a woody with the City of Suffolk for a cablegram franchise statement that volition let them to instal their Glo Fiber infrastructure successful portion of the city’s right-of-way.

In turn, wrong 2 years, Shentel should beryllium delivering fiber-optic work to implicit 30,000 homes and businesses. 

Currently, lone Charter/Spectrum provides cable, phone, and information services successful the metropolis according to a City Council presentation.

Chris Kyle, Shentel’s vice president of manufacture affairs and regulatory affairs, said that is 1 of the reasons his institution is excited to beryllium coming to the city.

“We are precise very excited astir Suffolk, it brings competition,” Kyle said. “But what we are astir excited astir is it brings an precocious exertion with this fibre to the home. That’s what this is.”

Glo Fiber offers 3 tiers of symmetrical, high-speed net entree and unlimited section and long-distance telephone work according to a institution release. Glo pricing is all-inclusive with nary further fees oregon surcharges excluding taxes. 

“We are excited Shentel is expanding its gigabit broadband successful the City of Suffolk,” Mike Duman, Mayor of Suffolk, said. “This important superior concern volition adhd a caller competitory alternate and caller options to our broadband infrastructure for some businesses and residential customers.”

The Virginia-based Shentel already serves implicit 1 cardinal customers passim Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Kentucky. They person besides announced they are expanding to the City of Williamsburg and York and James City Counties.

Much of Hampton Roads is present seeing contention successful the net and cablegram offerings for the archetypal time.

Many cities person lone had 1 enactment for work successful the past.

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