AT&T announces multi-gigabit fiber: $110 a month for 2Gbps, $180 for 5Gbps

The multi-gigabit speeds are available to "nearly 5.2 million customer locations in parts of more than 70 metro areas, such as LA, Atlanta, and Dallas," AT&T said.AT&T is charging $110 per month plus taxes for its 2Gbps home-Internet plan and $180 per month plus taxes for the 5Gbps home-Internet plan. AT&T's announcement said its new fiber plans have "no equipment fees, no annual contract, no data caps, and no price increase at 12 months." The 1Gbps and multi-gigabit plans also include HBO Max access."Both of the new multi-gig service tiers include free rental of AT&T's modem-router gateway device for in-home Wi-Fi," CNET reported. The company has said it will add 3 million to 5 million new fiber locations per year over the next few years."AT&T will continue bringing multi-gig-capable technology across our current fiber footprint throughout 2022 and as part of our future expansion efforts to cover 30 million customer locations by year-end 2025," the company said today.There are about 53 million households in AT&T's home-Internet service area.Separately, Ziply Fiber last week announced 2Gbps and 5Gbps fiber for "nearly 170,000 residential customer addresses in 60 cities and towns across Washington, Oregon, and Idaho," charging $120 a month for 2Gbps and $300 for 5Gbps.You must login or create an account to comment.Join the Ars Orbital Transmission mailing list to get weekly updates delivered to your inbox.