The new AMU Communications Utility has been designed to bring state of the art communications technology to Algona.  The completion of the communications system will provide Algona citizens and businesses with an on-ramp to the communications superhighway.  All of these services will be offered through just one wire to your home from your locally owned and controlled municipal utility – Algona Municipal Utilities.

 

·       Cable Television

 

·       High Speed Internet (Cable Modem)

 

·       Telephone Service

 

·       Designed on a hybrid fiber optic and coaxial cable (HFC) system capable of supporting 870 MHz of bandwidth

 

·       Approximately 63 miles of buried fiber optic and coaxial cable

 

·       Approximately 3,100 buried service entrances to all homes and businesses in Algona

 

·       Nearly 158 route miles of construction

 

·       Construction started on Monday, September 18, 2000

 

·       Construction is scheduled to be completed by the Fall of 2002

 

·       Capable of Providing Many Services in Future:

 

o      Remote meter reading of electric and water meters

o      Home security

o      Severe storm warnings

o      Video conferencing

o      Video streaming

o      Video on demand

o      Telemedicine

o      Telecommunicating

 

·       Economic Development Incubator for Algona

o      High speed data connections to the world