Spirit Communications, partners launch GigUp South Carolina initiative

Spirit Communications and its 11 independent incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) partners have taken a page out of the Google Fiber playbook by launching a “GigUP South Carolina” campaign, illustrating the utility of 1 Gbps fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) services. The goal of the GigUP South Carolina campaign is to promote the advances in the state’s gigabit Internet capabilities that result from Spirit’s unique business model focused on serving the state’s telecom needs. Similar to efforts in Chattanooga (TN), a city that’s been able to attract new startups and technology talent through EPB and Comcast’s 1 Gbps service rollouts, the GigUP partnership is touting South Carolina as a hub for businesses and consumers to either locate a new business or relocate.