.....in only like 2 goddamn cities out of thousands
More like "2 small-sized cities of the same name that just happen to be rudely divided by a state boundary"... also known as "one city". When combined, they're big enough to be considered a medium-size city.
There are faster ISPs out there. Across the nation, however, availability is a big issue when compared to the availability of faster services seen in Europe (specifically Germany, Romania, and several Baltic states), SK, and JP.
1. Kansas City, KS / MO
Google Fiber – After a long bidding process, Google selected Kansas City and has now begun deploying the first major consumer-based Gigabit network in the US. You can read more about that here and here.
2. Chattanooga, TN
GIG City – Chattanooga has dubbed itself GIGcity and is making a bug push to become a tech hub, bolstered by what it claims is America’s largest Gigabit network that serves all residents and businesses.
3. Lafayette, LA
LUS Fiber – Lafayette recently joined the ranks of super connected cities by rolling out a Gigabit fiber network after winning a long fight with Cox Cable and BellSouth, the city’s incumbent service providers.
4. East Lansing, MI
DTN Management – East Lansing, Michigan has several areas of the city where you can currently get Gigabit internet as seen on the map here (click the plus button at the top).
5. Bristol, VA / TN
BTES – The city of Bristol, (which sits between Virginia and Tennessee) has deployed Gigabit internet service to its residents in a 280-square-mile service area, helping make Tennessee a current hotspot for ultra high speed internet service.
6. Morristown, TN
MUS FiberNET – While Morisstown has never achieved as much recognition as Kansas City or Chattanooga, the city does offer Gigabit speed to businesses at $849 per month (residential plans go up to 20/10 according to the provider’s website).
7. Burlington, VT
Burlington Telecom – Burlington VT rounds out the list of cities that currently offer residential gigabit speeds. The muni network charges $149.00 per month for gigabit access (with a 12 month contract; $199 without a contract).
8. Springfield, VT
Vermontel started offering gigabit internet service for $35 per month to the residents of Springfield, which makes it one of the cheapest places to get a gig in the country.
9. Omaha, NE
CenturyLink announced that by October 2013 it will have gigabit speeds available to 48,000 residents for $149.99 per month. Currently their website isn’t showing those options but reportedly it is available now to about 10,000 subscribers.
10. Tullahoma, TN
On May 1st – TUB (Tullahoma Utilities Board) and its LightTUBe service started offering one gigabit per second (1 Gbps) Internet service to its residential and business customers.
