Feb 20, 2012 Community By

CLEVELAND, Ga. (Feb. 20, 2012) — The North Georgia Network celebrated the installation of the first Core Point-of-Presence (C-POP) on its high-speed fiber optic network at White County High School in Cleveland, Ga.

White County Community & Economic Development, White County High School and White County Development Authority officially opened the C-POP with a ceremony at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21.

The C-POPs are the points on the network’s main 260-mile loop where service can be built out to nearby areas, running fiber optics to industrial parks, schools and individual businesses and homes.