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The municipal utility EBP will increase all residential...

The municipal utility EBP will increase all residential and business customer service speeds to a minimum of 100 Mbps for the city of Chattanooga, Tenn., said EBP in a news release Tuesday. Residential customers who currently have 100 Mbps or…

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higher will automatically be upgraded to 1 Gbps at $69.99 per month, said EBP. Residents whose network speeds will increase from 50 Mbps to 100 Mbps will maintain their monthly charges at $58, said the utility. Nearly 50,000 homes and businesses in the Chattanooga area will have symmetrical speeds of 100 Mbps or faster by Oct. 1. More than 1,000 jobs have been created over the past few years with tech-heavy startups and the city has “emerged as a haven for innovation and next generation businesses,” said EBP.