Sonic Expands 10 Gbps Fiber to Los Angeles and Dallas, Ends 32-Year Dial-Up Era
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Updated · The Santa Rosa Press Democrat · May 18
Sonic Expands 10 Gbps Fiber to Los Angeles and Dallas, Ends 32-Year Dial-Up Era
1 articles · Updated · The Santa Rosa Press Democrat · May 18
Los Angeles and Dallas are Sonic’s first major expansion markets outside the Bay Area and California, with construction underway and service activating neighborhood by neighborhood.
10 Gbps fiber plans will start at $40 a month, as Sonic says the two regions offer strong demand and limited competition from incumbent broadband providers.
April 30 marked the shutdown of Sonic’s remaining analog and ISDN dial-up services, ending the legacy business it launched in 1994 after daily usage fell to only a few customers.
More than 80 employees already work in the Los Angeles and Dallas markets, while Sonic says its North Bay base remains central as it grows beyond more than 70 cities in California and Texas.
How can a regional ISP finance a massive fiber build-out in major cities while offering such aggressively low prices?
As a small ISP offers 10 Gbps for $40, can internet giants like AT&T and Comcast compete without overhauling their pricing models?
Will hyper-fast internet at low cost bridge the digital divide or just intensify competition in already lucrative neighborhoods?