JEA EPlus Broadband Ahead of Schedule

Press Release: April 4th, 2004

Jackson Energy Authority's, EPlus Broadband, the nation's largest Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) network, is in full swing and ahead of their projected schedule.

Officials say JEA plans to complete the building process in the fall of 2005, "but we are way ahead of where we thought we would be at this time," says Darrell Pope, JEA's Telecom Project Manager.

Some neighborhoods will be connected next year, however customers will be able to sign up for services as their areas are completed. Prior to installation, customers will be mailed information and JEA employees will be in the areas to explain the service and options.

In order to test the system, JEA signed test customers in the East Chester and Channing Way areas. "They've been up and running since March 2004 and we've had very positive feedback," says Luanne Holt, JEA's Telecom Sales Manager.

Jackson Energy Authority is available for questions, all day every day of the week at 731.422.7500.