EPB Fiber Internet
Shares rank 9 of 12 internet service providers by recommenders
Gigabit fiber internet from a public utility in Chattanooga, praised for reach and local phone support.
Gigabit fiber internet from a public utility in Chattanooga, praised for reach and local phone support.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Successful municipal fiber program
“EPB is the most successful municipal fiber program in the US”
Comment from 6 Apr 2026 in “The Free Market Lie: Why Switzerland Has 25 Gbit Internet and America Doesn't” “It was apparently very successful”
Comment from 6 Apr 2026 in “The Free Market Lie: Why Switzerland Has 25 Gbit Internet and America Doesn't” Publicly owned ISPs seen as better
“those publicly-owned alternatives are always far better”
Comment from 14 Apr 2026 in “NYC to open municipal grocery store in 2027” “EPB is the most successful municipal fiber program in the US”
Comment from 6 Apr 2026 in “The Free Market Lie: Why Switzerland Has 25 Gbit Internet and America Doesn't”
Other internet service providers people recommend
The four most recommended other internet service providers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starlink | 547 | 353 | 61% | 13 | 2 yrs12 owners | — |
| Comcast internet | 19 | 72 | 21% | 11 | 15 yrs4 owners | — |
| Google Fiber | 18 | 12 | 60% | 6 | — | — |
| Andrews & Arnold | 10 | 3 | 77% | 6 | — | Approved |
| EPB Fiber InternetThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“those publicly-owned alternatives are always far better”
“EPB is the most successful municipal fiber program in the US”
“They also have good customer service, local knowledgeable phone support”
“It was apparently very successful”
“Electric Power Board ISP, is incredible”
“Even ramshackel cabins in the middle of nowhere can get gigabit internet”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.