In an announcement with much fanfare but not many details, AT&T said this morning it’s rolling out gigabit-speed internet to some Nashville-area customers starting Monday.
The announcement at the AT&T building downtown featured a brass quartet heralding visitors. The mayor attended, as did country music artist Drake White, who played a sendoff song. AT&T Tennessee President Joelle Phillips beamed as she spoke about the new service.
“Residential consumers and small business consumers in parts of Nashville and some surrounding communities outside of Nashville will be able to connect using AT&T U-Verse with Gigapower,” she said.
But no one at AT&T would say which communities will have access, nor would they give details as to how many customers will have access to the service or how much it would cost.
That information will be available starting Monday, said Jenny Barnes, lead marketing manager at AT&T.
Google Fiber’s internet announcement in January also came with few details — not even a timeline. Last week, Comcast announced it will be rolling out 2-gigabit speed internet with a little more information — half a million customers by the end of the month — but still no word yet on pricing.
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