AT&T completes fiber internet expansion in Lafayette
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Updated · KADN · May 8
AT&T completes fiber internet expansion in Lafayette
10 articles · Updated · KADN · May 8
The project adds service to 4,700 northside locations, bringing AT&T Fiber availability across Acadiana to more than 67,000 sites.
AT&T and local officials marked the completion with a ribbon-cutting, saying the buildout will improve connectivity in underserved neighborhoods and support economic growth.
The expansion targets broadband gaps in a region where News 15 Investigates has reported that up to a third of Louisiana lacks reliable internet service.
As public funds fuel private fiber, is Lafayette trading a digital divide for a future internet monopoly?
With Louisiana's federal broadband funding slashed, who gets permanently left on the wrong side of the digital divide?