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Here are three reasons your new home should have fiber internet](https://blog.cspire.com/home-fiber-tv-phone/moving-here-are-three-reasons-your-new-home-should-have-fiber-internet) By: [Jim Beaugez](https://blog.cspire.com/home-fiber-tv-phone/author/jim-beaugez) on May 13, 2025 8:58:53 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.cspire.com/hubfs/CSHome_Movers_800x600.jpg)](https://blog.cspire.com/home-fiber-tv-phone/moving-here-are-three-reasons-your-new-home-should-have-fiber-internet) If you’re planning to move soon, make sure high-speed fiber internet is on your checklist when home shopping. Access to [fiber internet](https://www.cspire.com/home-services/) is the single most important feature to look for in a home today, and not only because of what it means for your family tomorrow. Fiber internet is key to having a modern lifestyle today. [Read More](https://blog.cspire.com/home-fiber-tv-phone/moving-here-are-three-reasons-your-new-home-should-have-fiber-internet) Topics: [Movers](https://blog.cspire.com/home-fiber-tv-phone/tag/movers) ## [How fiber internet can boost resident satisfaction—and retention](https://blog.cspire.com/home-fiber-tv-phone/how-fiber-internet-can-boost-resident-satisfaction-and-retention) By: [Jim Beaugez](https://blog.cspire.com/home-fiber-tv-phone/author/jim-beaugez) on May 1, 2025 4:16:16 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.cspire.com/hubfs/collegelaptop_800x600.png)](https://blog.cspire.com/home-fiber-tv-phone/how-fiber-internet-can-boost-resident-satisfaction-and-retention) In the not-so-distant past, ultra-high-speed internet was seen as a luxury. But those days are long gone. The emergence of streaming media, smart gadgets and videoconferencing changed our home internet needs in a big way, and there’s no turning back. [Read More](https://blog.cspire.com/home-fiber-tv-phone/how-fiber-internet-can-boost-resident-satisfaction-and-retention) Topics: [Movers](https://blog.cspire.com/home-fiber-tv-phone/tag/movers) ## [Why students love having reliable, high-speed fiber internet](https://blog.cspire.com/home-fiber-tv-phone/why-students-love-having-reliable-high-speed-fiber-internet) By: [Jim Beaugez](https://blog.cspire.com/home-fiber-tv-phone/author/jim-beaugez) on Apr 28, 2025 8:56:19 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.cspire.com/hubfs/GiveStudentsFastInternet_800x600.png)](https://blog.cspire.com/home-fiber-tv-phone/why-students-love-having-reliable-high-speed-fiber-internet) It’s more important than ever for college students to have blazing fast internet on day one—and since 80 percent of them live off campus, MDUs have a golden opportunity to get them up to speed from the get-go. [Read More](https://blog.cspire.com/home-fiber-tv-phone/why-students-love-having-reliable-high-speed-fiber-internet) Topics: [Movers](https://blog.cspire.com/home-fiber-tv-phone/tag/movers) ## [How Branch Basics harnesses ‘the power of pure’ with C Spire fiber internet](https://blog.cspire.com/home-fiber-tv-phone/how-branch-basics-harnesses-the-power-of-pure-with-c-spire-fiber-internet) By: [Jim Beaugez](https://blog.cspire.com/home-fiber-tv-phone/author/jim-beaugez) on Apr 24, 2025 8:46:51 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.cspire.com/hubfs/Branch%20Basics-3_800x600.png)](https://blog.cspire.com/home-fiber-tv-phone/how-branch-basics-harnesses-the-power-of-pure-with-c-spire-fiber-internet) When most people think of “healthy living,” it’s usually in reference to the foods we consume and our pursuit of physical and mental fitness. But for Kelly Love and her partners in [Branch Basics](https://branchbasics.com/), the quest only begins there. “Everything we put in, on and around us every day, it impacts us — our mood, our behavior, our energy levels, growth and development,” says Love, a co-founder of the health and lifestyle brand alongside friends Marilee Nelson and Allison Evans. 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