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By Susan Elise Campbell<\/p>\nBy Susan Elise Campbell<\/p>\n
The fastest internet service available in New York state is now in Clifton Park with plans to grow into other upstate communities, according to Mark Murphy, founder and chief executive officer of Greenlight Networks.<\/p>\n
Murphy has a long career in telecommunications and cable services, including building fiber networks around the state and helping start Spectrum\u2019s digital phone business, he said. Now the company he launched in 2011 in the Rochester area is competing for internet customers in the Capital District.<\/p>\n
\u201cGreenlight\u2019s high-speed fiber optics network service is five times faster than the incumbent internet cable provider,\u201d Murphy said. \u201cFiber optics do a fantastic job transferring data efficiently and almost at the speed of light.\u201d<\/p>\n
Murphy also said Greenlight costs 25 percent less because there are no contracts, taxes, or hidden fees.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re simply selling the fastest technology available for $50 a month,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Fiber internet supports simultaneous high-speed connections across multiple devices. While Greenlight\u2019s target market is fiber-to-home, Murphy said the company is also focusing on small businesses, as the high-speed needs of larger companies and institutions are already being met.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/b>There was a grand opening on May 19 at the Vischer Ferry Volunteer Fire Co. on Grooms Road in Rexford, which sponsors Greenlight\u2019s flagship tower.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cFirehouses work well for us and we have good relationships with fire districts in municipalities across the state and also with private landowners,\u201d he said. \u201cThere is a win-win because the firehouses are located in residential areas where there is a concentration of people for our services. In return, we provide them complimentary high-speed internet so they can more quickly communicate with the people they serve 24\/7.\u201d<\/p>\n Greenlight hires its own crews to do construction, installations and repair service, but \u201csome local contractors were brought on initially to augment the underground work and construction and to help seek easements from homeowners or businesses,\u201d according Murphy.<\/p>\n It is a challenge \u201cgetting people willing to go out and climb a ladder in the hot or cold,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Murphy\u2019s staff is looking for office space at this time \u201cfor the convenience of customers\u201d and hopes to announce a location in the coming weeks. He said the total work force in the Clifton Park area will be approximately 25 people.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is not of demand for customer inquiry because we have a single billing model with no price changes, whether you are new or have been a Greenlight customer the past 11 years,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are comfortable servicing over the internet but will add some business support staff.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe are unbelievably impressed with the team here in Saratoga County\u201d that has welcomed and worked with Greenlight to access its newest market, Murphy said.<\/p>\n Murphy said the company is talking with several state and federal agencies to see if there may be money from the infrastructure bill to help Greenlight Networks get into some more densely populated areas. As investment continues and Greenlight expands its network, the internet provider may be on course to reach 23,000 homes by the end of 2023, said Murphy.<\/p>\n Residents of Clifton Park and nearby communities can visit Greenlight\u2019s website to follow progress servicing their neighborhoods, receive construction updates, check out careers and sign up for service. The official site is greenlightnetworks.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Susan Elise Campbell The fastest internet service available in New York state is now in Clifton Park with plans to grow into other upstate communities, according to Mark Murphy, founder and chief executive officer of Greenlight Networks. Murphy has a long career in telecommunications and cable services, including building fiber networks around the state […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":37650,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-office-technology-e-commerce"],"yoast_head":"\r\n