iFiber Project provides Faster Internet to Area Counties
By: Sabrina Santucci
Updated: July 9, 2012
Thanks to federal
and state grants a new fiber optic network will be created for several counties
in the area, including Winnebago promising a faster experience online.
The iFiber Project
will connect local governments, schools, libraries, and health institutions
with the service. Construction is already underway. Officials say it'll lead to
economic growth.
Rockford
Information Technology Director Glenn Trommels said "it's really going to
be a driver for economic development. The initial focus is hooking up community
anchor institutions, but we really see it as an economic development driver for
hooking up private institutions down the road."
The next step for the Rockford City Council is to agree on a contract agreement to participate in the new internet network.
