Lance Weatherby pointed out this article from Forbes saying that Atlanta, for the second year in a row, is the number one wired city in the U.S. Pretty cool. The number two last year was Orlando (this year they are tied for fifth) and this year it is Seattle (they were third last year). Here is a relevant bit on Atlanta from the article:
A variety of factors boost the Big Peach’s techno quotient. As the communications hub for the Southeast, Atlanta boasts regional headquarters for AT&T and Verizon and a bustling community of Internet-related start-ups. It’s also home to BellSouth and EarthLink — a major promoter of citywide wireless networks until recent months–as well as cable giant Cox Communications. And it got an early jump on cutting-edge technology after spending millions to wire its downtown area for the 1996 Olympics.
But there are some nay-sayers:
Still, its leading status mystifies some. “It’s a dynamic area with a lot of young people, but exactly why it’s No. 1 is a mystery to me,” notes telecom analyst Jeff Kagan, who coincidentally is a long-time resident of Atlanta.
I must say, I’m not sure I totally get it either. Especially when I can’t get FIOS speeds and AT&T/BellSouth won’t increase the speed on my FITL line beyond 1.5 megs. Sigh.
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