Update December 2016 – CenturyLink, WaveG and Frontier Communications have offered fiber-optic based Internet service for a while. Service is not available in all neighborhoods and towns. Use the links, above, to check availability in your neighborhood. I’m not aware of any smaller players who are offering such service.
Update: January 2014 – Seattle’s deal with Gigabit Squared has fallen apart amidst unpaid bills and assorted allegations. The Puget Sound Business Journal has this report on the situation.
Gigabit Squared, a new Internet Service Provider is coming to Seattle in 2014. They will be offering Internet service over fiber optic lines and speeds that are between 10-1000 times faster than currently offered by Comcast, CenturyLink, Frontier (formerly Verizon) and Megapath (formerly Covad). I find this an exciting development. While faster speeds are always good, I’m more excited about the prices, which are a great value. Gigabit Squared’s Internet service will be faster and less expensive than Comcast’s service. I think this will be helpful competition to introduce to the marketplace. Read More from “Fiber Optic Internet Service Coming to Seattle”