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Hawaiian Telcom To Launch Hawaii's First 1 Gig Internet Service

Hawaiian Telcom is launching the state's first 1 Gbps service, double the speed of the fastest Internet now available, on June 8, a news release from the company said. Over the past six years, Hawaiian Telcom has poured almost half…

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a billion dollars into its next-generation fiber network and systems, and will invest close to $100 million this year alone, the release said. Hawaiian Telcom’s Fiber 1 Gig service will be available to consumers with fiber-to-the-premise technology statewide, it said. About 96,000 locations initially will qualify for Fiber 1 Gig with more being added as Hawaiian Telcom’s deployment of fiber technology continues, the release said.