AT&T Expands Fiber Network to Help Close Digital Divide in Columbus

Staff Report

Wednesday, November 15th, 2023

Continuing our efforts to help close the digital divide and connect people wherever they live and work, AT&T is expanding our superfast fiber network to serve more residential and small business locations across the Columbus community.

This week, AT&T announced availability of AT&T Fiber to more than 12,500 customer locations in parts of the South Columbus community. These locations are a part of the more than 25,000 customer locations across Columbus that currently have access to AT&T Fiber. 

“Access to high-speed internet is essential in today’s world, and we appreciate AT&T’s continued investment to connect more Columbus families and businesses,” said Columbus Mayor Skip Henderson. “AT&T’s investment in fiber infrastructure is helping close the digital divide and providing the Columbus community with the connectivity needed to thrive today and in the future.”

The expanded network will give more customers access to super-fast internet speeds up to 5-Gigs.[1] You can sign up to be notified when AT&T Fiber is available to your address through att.com/notifyme.

AT&T is committed to connecting more Americans to reliable, high-speed internet in several ways, including expanding and upgrading our network and participating in the federal Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). The ACP provides eligible households with a benefit of up to $30 a month (up to $75 a month on qualifying Tribal lands[2]) to reduce the cost of internet service and can be applied to AT&T Fiber, where available. Or use it toward Access from AT&T, offering speeds up to 100Mbps for $0 after the ACP benefit is applied. After confirming ACP eligibility, those who qualify can go to att.com/getacp, visit their local AT&T store or call us at 866-986-0963 to sign up for service. Have your ACP application ID handy.

“At AT&T, we are proud to invest in Columbus and we are continually working to help close the digital divide by expanding our fiber footprint and delivering ultra-fast internet that keeps Georgia residents and businesses connected,” said Colin Martin, Regional Manager of External Affairs, AT&T Georgia. “We are committed to investing in the modern, high-speed network infrastructure necessary in today’s economy, and we are also committed to supporting consumers to help remove connectivity obstacles for income-eligible homes.”

AT&T Fiber, now delivering speeds of up to 5-Gigs1, is truly internet that upgrades everything. Offering consumers consistently fast speeds[3] paired with network reliability, AT&T Fiber supports the powerfully interconnected home,work and family life. Our straightforward pricing eliminates annual contracts, data caps, equipment fees and price increases at 12 months, for all new customers. Plus, AT&T ActiveArmorSM 24/7 proactive internet security is included with all plans and helps block malicious threats from ever reaching your devices. AT&T All-Fi is also included for a powerful connection you can rely on, including our best Wi-Fi, unlimited data and an easy app.

For more information and to check availability for all speed tiers of AT&T Fiber from 300 Mbps up to 5-Gigs, visitatt.com/getfiber. For additional details regarding our Access from AT&T program, please check out att.com/access.