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When it comes to gigabit internet (http://www.engadget.com/tag/gigabit+internet/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget), the headline buzz usually involves Google (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Google,%20Fiber/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget) and some mid (http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/17/google-fiber-kansas-city-market-rollout/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget) or south (http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/08/google-fiber-is-officially-coming-to-austin-texas/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget) western American locale. But not today. No, today, the ridiculously high-speed internet spotlight falls on Omaha, Nebraska where local provider CenturyLink is poised to launch a pilot service. Starting Monday, the telco's Lightspeed Broadband package ($150 a month for standalone service or $80 a month as a bundle) will go live for nearly 10,000 subscribers and continue to rollout to a footprint just shy of 50,000 residential and enterprise subs by October. Further expansion plans for the greater metro area all hinge upon whether CenturyLink can turn a profit on the service, but the company will continue to sign-up enterprise subs outside of this pilot zone for the next two years. The path forward -- at least, to us -- is pretty clear, Omahans: vote with your wallet if you want to preserve the gigabit bragging rights.
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Source: Omaha (http://www.omaha.com/article/20130501/MONEY/705019865)
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