The City of Fairlawn, Ohio transformed its local economy by deploying a city-owned fiber broadband network powered by Juniper Networks. Faced with slow, expensive internet that discouraged business investment, the city built FairlawnGig to provide gigabit connectivity to every home and business. The initiative reduced internet costs from $4.23 per Mbps to just 7.5 cents, achieved a 49% subscriber adoption rate, increased home values by nearly 9%, and attracted new businesses that expanded the local tax base. The network also modernized city operations by supporting cloud services, smart traffic management, public safety, distance learning, and healthcare connectivity. Built on Juniper routing, switching, and security technologies, FairlawnGig proved that municipal broadband can drive econo

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