AT&T expands gigabit fiber to 23 cities starting at $70 (or $110)

AT&T's updated GigaPower coverage map. (credit: AT&T)

AT&T yesterday announced expansions of its gigabit fiber Internet service into parts of 23 cities and towns.

The new markets are mostly in the suburbs of big cities where AT&T already offered its fastest broadband. For example, AT&T previously brought its "U-verse with GigaPower" service to Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Miami, Nashville, and Orlando. The expansion this week brings the service into a bunch of cities and towns within the larger metro areas.

Pricing for the Internet-only 1Gbps package is either $70 a month or $110 a month, depending on where you live. As we've reported previously, AT&T tends to match Google Fiber's $70 pricing, but not in areas where Google isn't offering service. Besides that, AT&T's lowest price in each city requires customers to opt into "Internet Preferences," which gives the company permission to examine each customer’s Web traffic in order to serve personalized ads.

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