Let’s start with a riddle. Out of all the precious and natural resources on Earth, only one of them is both abundant and scarce at the same time. It’s non-renewable, so you can’t make more of it. And no matter how far you dig, you’ll never find any to spare.

Every day, in communities across our vast region, an elite group walks among us. You may not recognize their greatness at a glance, but spend a few minutes talking with them and they will reveal to you not only their greatness, but also what made them so.

Many of us live in planned neighborhoods in our cities and towns across the southeastern U.S. That’s easy enough to grasp. But what’s a fiberhood?

The simple answer: Imagine your own neighborhood but with C Spire Fiber access, and voila! You’re now in a fiberhood, and your life is about to get a whole lot more fun and convenient.

“Symmetrical” sounds like a big thing, and for internet users, it is. But it’s not complicated.

Having a symmetrical internet signal means the download and upload speeds are about the same, and it’s important for the two-way communication we expect from modern internet and devices.

Native Coffee in Jackson, Mississippi keeps its clientele wired with specialty coffees, while C Spire Fiber keeps its WiFi buzzing all day and night.

Home buyers and sellers are seeing firsthand how having a fiber internet connection can make their homes more desirable. On average, fiber adds 3.1 percent to a home’s value. That’s just for having a fiber-optic line wired to the house.

The reason? Because with a fiber connection, you have virtually limitless access to the internet, with lightning speed and freeway-wide bandwidth for streaming entertainment, real-time gaming, video conferencing and more.