Mayor Walsh and Cox Communications Declare Council Bluffs a “Gigabit City”

On April 10, alongside leaders from Cox Communications (www.cox.com/residential/home.html) and the Council Bluffs Chamber, Mayor Matt Walsh declared Council Bluffs a “Gigabit City” and announced that 100% of homes now have access to gigabit internet speeds.

Gigabit speeds, equal to 1,000 megabits per second (Mbps), allow users to download 100 songs within three (3) seconds, 1,000 photos in 16 seconds and a two-hour movie in eight (8) seconds. All Council Bluffs citizens now have access to these speeds, cementing the community’s place on the Silicon Prairie map and enhancing residents’ connectivity and quality of life.

With the average home expected to have more than 50 internet-connected devices by 2020, Cox prepared for its customers’ growing demands by rapidly expanding residential gigabit speeds, and now offers gig to all customers in the Council Bluffs area.

Cox Communications is committed to creating meaningful moments of human connection through broadband applications and services. The largest private telecom company in America, Cox proudly serves six million homes and businesses across 18 states. They’re dedicated to empowering others to build a better future and celebrate diverse products, people, suppliers, communities, and the characteristics that makes each one unique. Cox Communications is the largest division of Cox Enterprises, a family-owned business founded in 1898 by Governor James M. Cox. Learn more online at www.cox.com/residential/home.html.