De Soto is seeing the fruits of its quest to bolster internet service, after being years behind the rest of the Kansas City area.
In fact, an invitation to a July 11 ceremony proclaimed De Soto “the fastest town in Kansas.” The occasion marked some early milestones in a venture that has brought 10-gigabit fiber service to the city, where some areas have had no land-based service at all.
The ceremony celebrated the first customer connections, as well as service to City Hall, a project that includes free internet for city government, a new phone system for the administrative offices and free Wi-Fi in the community center gym, the senior center and the aquatic center, said City Administrator Mike Brungardt.
(Read more: KC Star Local News)