DUPAGE & COOK COUNTY, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lumos, a leading 100% Fiber Optic Internet and Total Home Wi-Fi service provider, today announced a $246 million investment with its inaugural expansion for homes and businesses in DuPage and Cook County, Illinois.
Engineering work for this new investment is underway and will meet the growing digital demand for families and businesses with life-changing speeds and reliable service.
Lumos’ CEO, Brian Stading, marks expansion into the Chicago Metro as a major milestone for the company, industry and Midwest region.
“We are proud to bring critical infrastructure improvement to the area as the first fiber provider for these communities and anticipate more growth for Lumos throughout the state and region,” said Stading.
Lumos’ 100% Fiber Optic Internet will be available in the following communities:
DuPage County: City of Naperville, Village of Bolingbrook, Village of Woodridge, Village of Lisle, City of Wheaton, City of West Chicago, Village of Winfield, Village of Glen Ellyn, Village of Carol Stream, Village of Glendale Heights, Village of Addison, Village of Wayne, Village of Bloomingdale, Village of Hanover Park, Village of Itasca, Village of Roselle.
Cook County: Village of Elk Grove Village, Village of Hanover Park, Village of Hoffman Estates, Village of Roselle, Village of Schaumburg.
In addition to ultra-fast fiber internet and reliable service, Lumos' expansion will also provide new job opportunities for residents.
“This expansion to Illinois aims to bring fiber-optic internet to underserved and unserved areas, bolstering economic growth and benefiting the communities in and around DuPage and Cook Counties for generations,” said Grace Simrall, Director of Market Development, Lumos.
Fiber is the best technology for the future, offering unmatched reliability and unlimited bandwidth. To find out if your neighborhood will have access to Lumos’ 100% Fiber Optic Internet or to enroll in email updates, please visit https://www.lumosfiber.com/local/il.
Local residents will receive communication by mail once construction begins and are encouraged to follow Lumos on the social media channels linked below.
About Lumos: Lumos provides access to 100% Fiber Optic Internet, Total-Home Wi-Fi, voice and streaming services, to more than 425,000 homes and businesses across Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Ohio. We believe that the possibilities of tomorrow cannot be built on the infrastructure of yesterday. That’s why we’re building a 100% Fiber Optic network from the ground up for families, businesses, and communities, backed by local, expert customer service. An Internet built for that most hopeful of all things – the future. Because whatever the future holds, we make it faster. Learn more at www.LumosFiber.com.
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