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Vexus Fiber, the internet service company that is investing millions of dollars into building a fiber network in sa国际传媒官网网页入口, has completed the first phase of the project 鈥� bringing internet to roughly 1,000 households in the city.

The service is available to residents in the area north of Interstate 40 and west of Interstate 25, the city of sa国际传媒官网网页入口 said in a news release announcing the completion of the first phase of the project. The service became available to those residents on Nov. 30, said Kevin Folk, the regional vice president of operations for Vexus.

鈥淭his is just the start of what we鈥檙e building in sa国际传媒官网网页入口,鈥� Jim Gleason, CEO of Vexus, said in a statement. 鈥淲e鈥檙e well on our way to making the state鈥檚 fastest internet, and some of the fastest in the country, available to all of sa国际传媒官网网页入口.鈥�

The company is investing roughly $250 million in the fiber network project, which should be finished by 2028.

Folk said the second phase of the project is still in the engineering and planning stage with construction slated to start early next year. Construction on the first phase was supposed to finish last year, though Folk said there were some delays 鈥渄ue to planning with third parties as we worked through design and processes on an infrastructure project of this magnitude.鈥�

If all goes to plan over the next five years, up to 243,000 homes and businesses in the city can connect to Vexus鈥� services. Folk said around 12,000 should be able to connect in the next year.

鈥淲e expect construction moving forward to proceed at the pace we typically operate, which is about three or four months from the time it begins,鈥� he said.

Companies such as Comcast Corp., CenturyLink, ATN International and others offer fixed broadband connections to city residents. And AT&T, Dish Network Corp., T-Mobile USA and Verizon offer mobile broadband to the area.

But Vexus, which operates on a 10-gig network that allows for multi-gigabit internet service and symmetrical speeds, is the city鈥檚 first 鈥渇iber-to-the-home company that is invested in bringing this future-proof technology to the entire city,鈥� said Catherine Nicolaou, the city鈥檚 Broadband Program manager.

That means customers in Vexus鈥� service area will be able to have multiple connected devices and stream videos in 4K with minimal to no interruption. It is also a massive step forward for the state鈥檚 largest city, to match other densely populated areas of the country now with their own fiber networks.

EducationSuperHighway, a national nonprofit focused on closing the digital divide, estimates tens of thousands of sa国际传媒官网网页入口 homes are not connected. Mayor Tim Keller believes Vexus鈥� entrance into the city can fix that. The company鈥檚 prices start at $39.99 a month.

鈥淏ringing reliable high-speed fiber internet to our city will help bridge the digital divide for sa国际传媒官网网页入口 families so they have the tools they need to learn and work,鈥� Keller said. 鈥淭his is also a powerful tool for businesses that will help with ongoing economic development to create new opportunities in our community.鈥�