AT&T Plans To Bring High Speed Internet To Park Ridge City

One of the best internet service providers in the country, AT&T recently announced that they are planning to install new fiber optic cable throughout Park Ridge City. The officials from AT&T also added that this is actually a part of their plan, which is to offer high-speed internet service to all their customers in the country.

The area manager of design engineering for AT&T, Keith Harn described the latest technology as an “ultra fast” internet platform, which is popularly known as AT&T Fiber. Apart from installing new fiber optic cables on the existing telephone poles, the telecom company will also be introducing new cabinets or connection boxes, which will be located either above the ground or on the ground of existing poles.

Harn also added that the incorporation of this incredible technology has allowed the telecom giant to reach a larger area with each connection box. “I’m able to put these boxes in better locations, more aesthetically pleasing [locations],” he said. “I’m also able to maybe take a neighborhood, or two or three, put them together, and put in one of these boxes, resulting in less of them.”

Harn further indicated that almost all ground boxes would be 47 inches wide and 48 inches tall. The dimensions of the aboveground boxes are comparatively a lot smaller. Public Works Director, Wayne Zingsheim stated that the locations of the boxes will be approved by the city and they will also issue the permits as soon as possible.

The boxes are actually reminiscent of what the telecom company had earlier proposed back in the year 2013 when the representatives approached the City Council with their plans to expand U-Verse telephone, internet, and cable services to the community. However, the infrastructure and boxes were never installed, which prompted the acting Mayor Marty Maloney to question the chances of a new fiber optic system coming to the city.

In a recent AT&T presentation, the acting Mayor Maloney said, “Maybe I’m a little cynical here, but what are the odds that what we’re talking about tonight moves forward? We went through it a few years ago. City staff spent a lot of time on it, [the City Council] spent a lot of time on it, and nothing ever came of it.”

However, the recent reports from AT&T’s website indicate that the telecom company is currently installing AT&T fiber in communities such as Wilmette, Skokie, Oak Park, Norridge, Arlington Heights, and Chicago. The fastest internet provider is also planning to install fiber cable in many other cities soon.