The City of Carbondale and community leaders are continuing to build on the Gigabit City designation.
The designation means Carbondale has completed installation of the first phase of a new, more reliable and faster Internet network.
The city's economic development coordinator Gary Williams recently attended a Gigabit Summit in Kansas City to look at ways to capitalize on enhanced technological advances.
Williams says he was skeptical about the technology because he thought Carbondale would have a small window to take advantage of it. But, he says that's not the case.
Williams says city and community leaders are still learning about what being a Gigabit City means. He says they're working on a tangible project that will allow residents to get a better handle on it as well.
Williams says the city of Carbondale is in the midst of applying for a grant that could provide $50,000 to further develop the project.
