City of Jasper moves forward with plans to go into the broadband business

The Jasper (TX) City Council voted to go forward with its plans to go into the broadband internet business. The move came following a decision earlier in 2021 to award Kramer Services Group of Weyerhaeuser (WI) $450,000 to study the issue and develop a plan for its implementation within the city. Kramer representative Brandon Wright said plans were for the system to be completely underground from one end of town to the other offering up to 1 gig of upload and download speed at prices between $75 and up depending on the speed the customer required. Wright said that if all went as planned the service might be available within a year or so. Who will build the system is unknown. However, there have already been indications that Kramer itself might bid the construction of the system. If successful, the City of Jasper would compete with AT&T, Sparklight and numerous wireless companies already providing the service.