Fiber Internet Coming to Birmingham

| March 28, 2016 

 ========= Old Image Removed =========Array
(
    [_wp_attached_file] => Array
        (
            [0] => 2016/03/5226452787_cc7b9c708c_b_internet-lines.jpg
        )

    [_wp_attachment_metadata] => Array
        (
            [0] => a:5:{s:5:"width";i:800;s:6:"height";i:543;s:4:"file";s:50:"2016/03/5226452787_cc7b9c708c_b_internet-lines.jpg";s:5:"sizes";a:12:{s:6:"medium";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:50:"5226452787_cc7b9c708c_b_internet-lines-336x228.jpg";s:5:"width";i:336;s:6:"height";i:228;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:5:"large";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:50:"5226452787_cc7b9c708c_b_internet-lines-771x523.jpg";s:5:"width";i:771;s:6:"height";i:523;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:9:"thumbnail";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:50:"5226452787_cc7b9c708c_b_internet-lines-140x140.jpg";s:5:"width";i:140;s:6:"height";i:140;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:12:"medium_large";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:50:"5226452787_cc7b9c708c_b_internet-lines-768x521.jpg";s:5:"width";i:768;s:6:"height";i:521;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:9:"wbhm-icon";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:48:"5226452787_cc7b9c708c_b_internet-lines-80x80.jpg";s:5:"width";i:80;s:6:"height";i:80;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:13:"wbhm-featured";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:50:"5226452787_cc7b9c708c_b_internet-lines-600x338.jpg";s:5:"width";i:600;s:6:"height";i:338;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:20:"wbhm-featured-square";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:50:"5226452787_cc7b9c708c_b_internet-lines-600x543.jpg";s:5:"width";i:600;s:6:"height";i:543;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:18:"wbhm-featured-home";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:50:"5226452787_cc7b9c708c_b_internet-lines-458x311.jpg";s:5:"width";i:458;s:6:"height";i:311;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:22:"wbhm-featured-carousel";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:50:"5226452787_cc7b9c708c_b_internet-lines-390x265.jpg";s:5:"width";i:390;s:6:"height";i:265;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:28:"ab-block-post-grid-landscape";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:50:"5226452787_cc7b9c708c_b_internet-lines-600x400.jpg";s:5:"width";i:600;s:6:"height";i:400;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:25:"ab-block-post-grid-square";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:50:"5226452787_cc7b9c708c_b_internet-lines-600x543.jpg";s:5:"width";i:600;s:6:"height";i:543;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:14:"post-thumbnail";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:50:"5226452787_cc7b9c708c_b_internet-lines-125x125.jpg";s:5:"width";i:125;s:6:"height";i:125;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}}s:10:"image_meta";a:12:{s:8:"aperture";s:1:"0";s:6:"credit";s:0:"";s:6:"camera";s:0:"";s:7:"caption";s:0:"";s:17:"created_timestamp";s:1:"0";s:9:"copyright";s:0:"";s:12:"focal_length";s:1:"0";s:3:"iso";s:1:"0";s:13:"shutter_speed";s:1:"0";s:5:"title";s:0:"";s:11:"orientation";s:1:"0";s:8:"keywords";a:0:{}}}
        )

    [_imagify_optimization_level] => Array
        (
            [0] => 1
        )

    [_imagify_data] => Array
        (
            [0] => a:2:{s:5:"stats";a:3:{s:13:"original_size";i:591400;s:14:"optimized_size";i:387052;s:7:"percent";d:34.549999999999997;}s:5:"sizes";a:9:{s:4:"full";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:78:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2016/03/5226452787_cc7b9c708c_b_internet-lines.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:300240;s:14:"optimized_size";i:139173;s:7:"percent";d:53.649999999999999;}s:9:"thumbnail";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:86:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2016/03/5226452787_cc7b9c708c_b_internet-lines-140x140.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:13481;s:14:"optimized_size";i:13065;s:7:"percent";d:3.0899999999999999;}s:6:"medium";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:86:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2016/03/5226452787_cc7b9c708c_b_internet-lines-336x228.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:40374;s:14:"optimized_size";i:38990;s:7:"percent";d:3.4300000000000002;}s:5:"large";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:86:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2016/03/5226452787_cc7b9c708c_b_internet-lines-771x523.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:131666;s:14:"optimized_size";i:93356;s:7:"percent";d:29.100000000000001;}s:13:"wbhm-featured";a:2:{s:7:"success";b:0;s:5:"error";s:77:"WELL DONE. This image is already compressed, no further compression required.";}s:20:"wbhm-featured-square";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:86:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2016/03/5226452787_cc7b9c708c_b_internet-lines-300x300.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:43727;s:14:"optimized_size";i:42314;s:7:"percent";d:3.23;}s:18:"wbhm-featured-home";a:2:{s:7:"success";b:0;s:5:"error";s:77:"WELL DONE. This image is already compressed, no further compression required.";}s:22:"wbhm-featured-carousel";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:86:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2016/03/5226452787_cc7b9c708c_b_internet-lines-390x265.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:50634;s:14:"optimized_size";i:49262;s:7:"percent";d:2.71;}s:14:"post-thumbnail";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:86:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2016/03/5226452787_cc7b9c708c_b_internet-lines-125x125.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:11278;s:14:"optimized_size";i:10892;s:7:"percent";d:3.4199999999999999;}}}
        )

    [_imagify_status] => Array
        (
            [0] => success
        )

)
1635888087 
1459141208

For many workplaces having a fast Internet connection is critical. That’s why a recent announcement that fiber Internet would be coming to the Birmingham area has economic development leaders excited. We talk about it in this week’s Magic City Marketplace.

Photo by sammael99 (75k+ views)

 

Trump and Harris make last-minute stops in North Carolina

Vice President Harris and former President Donald Trump are making stops in North Carolina — a state that has been red since 2008 — as the campaigns race toward Election Day.

Citing the pandemic, TGI Fridays files for bankruptcy

The casual dining chain, which saw dozens of its U.S. restaurants close this year, said its financial woes stem from the coronavirus pandemic.

Satellite images show the devastation from Spain’s deadly floods

The images show a devastating transformation of eastern Spain, where at least 205 people have been killed by flash floods.

U.K. Conservatives pick Kemi Badenoch as their party’s new leader

The party elected Kemi Badenoch as its new leader as it tries to rebound from a crushing defeat that ended 14 years in power. She is the first Black woman to lead a major British political party.

Chef Edward Lee reflects on ‘Culinary Class Wars’, identity and his next chapter

After three decades in Southern cuisine, Lee's next culinary chapter explores Korean American cooking, moving beyond traditional recipes and fusion concepts.

Iran’s supreme leader threatens Israel, U.S. with ‘crushing response’ to Israeli attack

Iran's supreme leader threatened Israel and the U.S. with “a crushing response” over attacks on Iran and its allies. The Pentagon said Friday that more U.S. forces would be coming to the region.

More Economy Coverage