San Francisco 's patchy fibre connectivity could become a legacy of the past after mayor Ed Lee and supervisor Mark Farrell released a report containing a blueprint to bring fibre connectivity to every home and business in the city . The report by the CTC Technology & Energy details how fibre networks needed to be split into " dark " ( the infrastructure ) and " lit " ( internet services ) fibre . San Francisco 's authorities would tender in a private firm to set up the publicly controlled dark fibre network extending to every home and business , while third - party outfits would win leases to provide the dark fibre : connecting users .
San Francisco's patchy data connectivity could become a thing of the past after mayor Ed Lee and supervisor Mark Farrell released a report containing a blueprint to bring fibre connectivity to every home and business in the city. The study by consultants CTC Technology & Energy details how fibre planning needed to be split into "dark" (the infrastructure) and "lit" (internet services) fibre. San Francisco's authorities would tender in a private firm to set up the publicly controlled dark fibre network extending to every home and business, while third-party outfits would win leases to provide the lit fibre: connecting users.