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City of Salisbury Rolls Out Fiber to the Home Soft Launch as Scheduled on November 1

11/1/2010

Activation of all Three Services to Beta Testers Underway with Installations Being

Scheduled for Citizens Currently on Fibrant Waiting List

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:

Karen Larimore Wilkinson, PIO

Director of Public Information and Communications

City of Salisbury, 217 S. Main Street

Salisbury, North Carolina 28144

Work Phone: 704-638-2113 Cell: 704-213-1050

Information: http://www.salisburync.gov

Work Email Contact: kwilk@salisburync.gov

City of Salisbury Rolls Out Fiber to the Home Soft Launch as

Scheduled on November 1

Activation of all Three Services to Beta Testers Underway with Installations Being

Scheduled for Citizens Currently on Fibrant Waiting List

Salisbury, NC_November 1, 2010
– The City of Salisbury announced today that Fibrant,
the city’s Fiber to the Home utility,

installers are currently activating TV, telephone, and Internet for beta testers with

installations being scheduled for those citizens currently on the

subscribers may call 704-216-7567 or email

services and have their name added to the Fiber to the Home waiting list.

All areas of the City of Salisbury are currently wired for Fibrant services to offer citizens

the fastest base internet speed in North Carolina.
has rolled out its soft launch on schedule. Fibrantutility’s waiting list. Newinfo@fibrant.com to request FibrantBundles for the city’s Fiber to the
Home services start at $67 a month for double-play and $97 a month for triple-play. Mike

Crowell, Director of Fibrant S

streams directly to every home and business in Salisbury. In addition, customer service
ervices, offers that the utility “delivers fiber-optics with 4 HD
will be provided locally.”

channels per tier than those provided by incumbents utilizing older technology. For
Crowell adds that “Fibrant TV packages provide many more
example, Fibrant’s

channels offered by others.

elsewhere. Preferred channels include the NFL Network and Mid-Atlantic Sports

Networks that offer viewing of Appalachian State and East Carolina televised sporting
Essential tier offers over 120 channels as compared to less than 80” Fibrant TV also provides channels not currently carried
events. Crowell notes that the “

recorder (DVR) to users at no extra cos
Fibrant Essential TV package includes a digital videot.”
Fibrant Marketing Manager Len Clark notes that

standard calling features for one low price. Other providers charge additional fees for
“Fibrant Phone Unlimited offers 17
many of these same features.” Clark further explains that all income from Fibrant will

remain in Salisbury to be reinvested for the benefit of the community.” Future plans for

Fibrant include internet/TV integration, video-conferencing, high-speed gaming, and

many other advanced services not possible through older technologies

optics give you an ultra-fast Internet connection, more options for high-definition TV, and

super-clear digital phone service. Using light to transfer information, fiber offers the

fastest method of communication on the planet.
. “Fibrant’s fiber”
To learn more about Fibrant, please visit us on the web at

Salisbury is an equal opportunity employer with over 180 different job classifications and

400 full time positions. For more information regarding the City of Salisbury and its

services and departments, please visit us on the web at
www.fibrant.com. The City ofwww.salisburync.gov . To
receive updates regarding local initiatives, meetings, programs, and events, please join

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