About LISCO Fiber-to-the-Home
What's happening?
LISCO has been awarded a $9.475 million loan from the RUS (Rural Utilities Service) to install Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) to every home and business in Fairfield. Over this optical fiber infrastructure, LISCO plans to deliver a triple play of television, Internet, and phone services, all of superior quality and better value than any competitor. When it’s installed, Fairfield residents will enjoy a whole new level of telecommunication services, equal to or better than any city in the United States.
What’s optical fiber?
Optical fiber is the basis of the latest advanced telecommunication technology. Long, fine strands of glass carry information on beams of light. Compared to metallic wire, optical fiber can carry thousands of times more information. Since it uses light, not electrical energy, it is not susceptible to lightning or cross talk interference between wires in the same cable. It’s inherently protected from power surges, static, noise, and hum. It’s also more secure. Conversations on fiber are immune to electronic eavesdropping. And it’s reliable. Unlike metal, optical fiber doesn't’t corrode. A communication system based on optical fiber is much easier to maintain.
What’s FTTH?
FTTH stands for Fiber-to-the-Home. In the U.S., optical fiber already connects towns. But within the towns, the connection to the home is via old copper-wire technology dating back to 1876. FTTH replaces this old, out of date technology with strands of fiber running to every home and business in a community. Experts say developing this kind of infrastructure is critical for America to stay competitive in the global economy.
In the worldwide race between countries to end the “last-mile” bottleneck, Japan, South Korea, and Europe are all ahead of the U.S. But America is working to catch up, and the RUS loan for FTTH right here in Fairfield is a great example.
In small rural communities like Fairfield, FTTH will play a vital role in the health of the local economy. In the Information Age, communities will need technology like FTTH to continue to prosper. In the 19th century, a town’s future depended on the railroad coming there. In the 21st century it’s FTTH.
What will FTTH mean to the customer?
You will be able to get the latest and the best of everything at the lowest prices. You will have access to the most advanced services available in digital television, high-speed Internet, and local and long-distance phone service. All three services will be delivered over optical fiber. As a result, the quality, variety, speed, reliability, and value will be unmatched by any competitor. You will have only one bill and a local company to deal with for friendly, fast customer service. Expect to save money. And speaking of money, you will also have the satisfaction of seeing your dollars stay in town and get recycled into the local economy.
Keep your options open -- be smart
So be sure to keep your options open. Be careful about signing any long-term contracts with competitors. Competitors may try to lock you up so you can't sign up for our service when it starts. You won’t be sorry you kept your options open.