Vero Fiber Begins High-Speed Internet Construction in Arcata

This is a press release from the City of Arcata:

Vero Fiber, a Colorado-based fiber-optic internet provider, has begun construction in Arcata and will be offering service to residents in the coming months.

Vero currently offers service throughout Eureka for residents and businesses and its sister company spearheaded the D299 Middle Mile Initiative which will make high-speed broadband service available to all communities from Arcata to Redding. Now, Vero is constructing infrastructure to provide an additional option for high-speed internet service to Arcata residents.

Director of Environmental Services, Emily Sinkhorn stated, “The City of Arcata considers potential utility leases and encroachments within City rights-of-way and property that would provide a public benefit to the Arcata community. The installation of new fiber optic infrastructure and communications equipment by Vero will help create service redundancy within the Arcata community and promote healthy competition for internet and phone services in the area.”

Vero’s construction began in July and will continue taking place over the next several months throughout the city. Construction will be completed in phased rollouts, and service will be offered to Arcata neighborhoods as project phases are completed with the first customer activations planned for fall this year. Arcata residents may experience traffic delays or detours due to construction, but these are expected to be minimal. The city would like to remind residents to use caution around construction sites and follow all signage for their safety.

For more information about Vero networks, please visit verofiber.com. For questions about construction and projects in Arcata, please contact the Building and Engineering department at (707) 825-2128.