For a dozen years, Lowndes County, Georgia, has had it as “one of our top priorities” to get broadband Internet services to more of its people.

Could it finally be happening?

Cryptic markings, digging, polishing, and flower pot

A month ago I noticed these odd markings on the road out front:

Cryptic pavement markings 2025-02-01

Down the road, this was a clue:

Roll of cable 2025-02-01

I asked these guys, and they said it was AT&T putting in fiber optic broadband cable.

Digging at the driveway with yellow cable 2025-02-01

They were still polishing their work three weeks later.

Final touches 2025-02-23

This is what I think they called a flower pot. It’s where we can tap in to the cable.

Flowerpot at driveway 2025-02-23

Sure, and it’s 2500 feet up our driveway to our farm workshop. When we got AT&T DSL put in many years ago, we had to pay them to run it up there. If we must, we can do that again.

Checking at
https://www.att.com/internet/fiber-is-coming/

So far all I get is “may be available” and “Call us at 866.232.3667”

The URL for that response page is a clue:
https://www.att.com/buy/internet/not-available

However, it does have a form to “Sign up to be notified of any home internet products, including AT&T Fiber®, available at your address.”

I suppose I could use more junk mail, so I signed up.

-jsq

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