As parents hustle to pick up notebooks, calculators and pencils, they might be forgetting one of the most important contributors to academic success: fiber internet.

Local officials, business leaders and community members celebrated Portland's new status as a Gig Town during a ribbon cutting on Aug. 14. The event was co-sponsored by the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce and Fidium Fiber, to celebrate the greater Portland area's expansive access to multi-gig speed fiber broadband.

Community members and local leaders celebrated the completion the all-fiber network in Hancock, and the town's new status as a Gig Town during the Hancock Farmer's Market.

Community members and local leaders celebrated Lisbon's new status as a Gig Town during the first Concert in the Park of 2024, on July 21.

Local and state officials, business leaders and community members celebrated both Great Diamond Island and Little Diamond Island's new statuses as Gig Islands during a ribbon cutting on June 27.

Local officials, business leaders and community members celebrated Fitzwilliam's new status as a Gig Town at a ribbon cutting on Saturday, June 15 during the Fitzwilliam Farmers Market.