> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://broadbandbreakfast.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# New America Highlights the Broadband Prices Available on Ammon, Idaho’s Open Access Network
- URL: https://broadbandbreakfast.com/new-america-highlights-the-broadband-prices-available-on-ammon-idahos-open-access-network/
- Published: 2020-01-23T17:24:30.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-11T06:26:04.000Z
- Description: The Open Technology Institute of New America on Wednesday released a blog post focusing on Ammon, Idaho, and highlighted how the open access broadband networks there better meets customers’ needs and expectations that most vertically-integrated broadband networks. In comparing broadband prices globa
- Author: Adrienne Patton
- Tags: OTI, Broadband Mapping and Data, #with-siderail, Open Access, Ammon ID, Becky Chao, CenturyLink, Cost of Connectivity, DirectCom, FyberCom, Idaho, Lukas Pietrzak, New America, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-02-01 10:16, #added-preview-divider

The Open Technology Institute of New America on Wednesday released a blog post focusing on Ammon, Idaho, and highlighted how the open access broadband networks there better meets customers’ needs and expectations that most vertically-integrated broadband networks.

In comparing broadband prices globally, a 2014 [study](https://www.newamerica.org/oti/policy-papers/the-cost-of-connectivity-2014/?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com) by OTI on the cost of connectivity report found that U.S. residents paid more for broadband internet service than their counterparts in Asia or Europe.

The study stated “most U.S. cities lag behind European and Asian cities in our sample in terms of what consumers pay for 25 Mbps of service, and what consumers can get for $50.”

OTI, a tech “do tank” in the midst of the New America think tank, highlighted the Ammon experience in lights of its cost of connectivity report from six years ago.

Collaborating on a local level with government and stakeholders, Ammon leaders found “a local solution to a local problem,” wrote **Becky Chao** and **Lukas Pietrzak** in the [blog post](https://www.newamerica.org/oti/blog/cost-connectivity-ammon-idaho/?ref=broadbandbreakfast.com).

A rural, southeastern city in Idaho, Ammon is a costly investment for private internet providers. However, “\[Ammon\] created its own fiber optic network, which now serves the government, businesses, and residents, transforming Ammon into one of the most affordable broadband markets in the country.”

Their design eliminated infrastructure deployment costs for service providers, making their city a market-friendly broadband hotspot. Additionally, Ammon’s network saves the city $70,000 yearly, and is estimated to save $43.6 million in 25 years.

Now Ammon residents can choose from 18 different broadband providers and a range of affordable prices, some of which include CenturyLink, DirectCom, FyberCom, or SpeedConnect.

Ammon has a web portal that easily helps customers navigate through internet provider subscriptions.