Fayetteville soon to be a 'gigabit city' with $70M fiber optic network on the way
by Chantal Allam — January 13, 2021 . FAYETTEVILLE – Fayetteville is poised to become the “next gigabit city.” Indiana-based MetroNet has announced plans to invest $70 million to bring a new high-speed fiber optic (gigabit) internet, TV and phone network to the Fayetteville region. It covers the towns of Hope Mills, Linden, Wade, Stedman, Godwin, Eastover, Falcon, Spring Lake, Vander and much of unincorporated Cumberland County, as well as portions of Hoke County, such as the communities of Raeford and Rockfish. Fayetteville will join such NC communities as Wilson (city-owned Gree...