SiFi Networks launches Farmington Area FiberCity Build-out

At a press conference this morning, officials from SiFi Networks and the Cities of Farmington Hills and Farmington announced the official construction launch of the Farmington Area FiberCity® project, a revolutionary fiberoptic infrastructure investment that will bring a fast, affordable, and reliable all-fiber internet network to every home, business, and institution in both cities. Vicki Barnett, Mayor, City of Farmington Hills; Gary Mekjian, City Manager, City of Farmington Hills; Sara Bowman, Mayor, City of Farmington, David Murphy, Farmington City Manager and Marcus Bowman, Community Relations Manager, SiFi Networks explained that the over $70 million project, which is being funded privately, will provide access to all of the Farmington area’s nearly 50,000 households, businesses and institutions, with speeds up to 10 Gbps enabled (Gigabits per second)—eliminating buffering and internet slowdowns—among the fastest residential internet speeds available in the United States.