CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (June 3, 2025) – In its 2025 ranking of the “Best and Worst Home Internet Providers,” Consumer Reports ranked EPB among the best in the U.S.—#2 Nationwide. The world’s fastest community-wide all-fiber optic network scored five out of five in all categories, including Value, Reliability, Speed, Technical Support and Customer Service.

Nationally, fiber optic customers experienced higher satisfaction than all other types, outranking 5G cellular, satellite and others. EPB operates the only 100% fiber optic network with symmetrical upload and download speeds in this service area.

“We’re grateful to our customers for continuing to give us their seal of approval in Consumer Reports’ national rankings for home internet providers,” said EPB CEO David Wade. “We know our customers look to us to provide the world’s fastest community-wide internet at the best value. Congratulations to our team for their dedication to keeping our community on the cutting edge with speeds up to 25 Gig and other options to meet our customers’ needs.”

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About EPB

EPB is a customer-focused technology company that delivers innovative power and telecommunications solutions to the Chattanooga area in pursuit of its mission to enhance the quality of life for the community it serves. In 2010, EPB completed a 100% fiber optic network accessible to all its customers as the basis for launching America’s first community-wide Gig speed internet. The company still operates the world’s fastest community-wide internet service today at speeds up to 25 Gig. EPB also utilizes Chattanooga’s fiber optic network as the communications backbone for the most advanced and highly automated power distribution system in the United States. In 2022, EPB continued its commitment to keeping Chattanooga on the cutting edge by establishing our nation’s first commercially available quantum network—EPB Quantum Network℠. This effort aligns local job creation efforts with the national priority to accelerate the commercialization of quantum technology.

Since switching the lights on for its first electric customer in 1939, EPB has grown to serve more than 400,000 people across a 600-square-mile service area with cutting-edge infrastructure that integrates power distribution and fiber optic connectivity. At the same time, EPB keeps customer benefit at the center of all its efforts, earning recognition from J.D. Power as the #1 Mid-Sized Utility in the South for the last nine consecutive years based on customer satisfaction ratings. Learn more at epb.com.

About TVA

The Tennessee Valley Authority is the nation’s largest public power supplier, delivering energy to more than 10 million people across seven southeastern states. TVA has one of the most diverse energy systems—including nuclear, hydro, solar, gas, and advanced technologies. To prepare for the future, TVA is making significant investments in its power system toward new generation and transmission.

TVA is a corporate agency of the United States, receiving no taxpayer funding, deriving virtually all of its revenues from sales of electricity. TVA maintains some of the lowest energy costs and highest reliability in the nation. TVA’s retail rates are lower than 80 percent of the rest of the nation, while its industrial rates are lower than 95 percent of the top utilities. In addition, TVA provides flood control, navigation, and land management for the Tennessee River system, and assists local power companies and state and local governments with economic development and job creation.