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Attention Barbourville Cable TV Subscribers
July 22nd, 2010 -
WKYT-TV Announces Digital Channel Change
February 15th, 2010
Current Weather
Current Conditions:
Fair, 76 F
Forecast:
Tue - Showers Late. High: 92 Low: 66
Wed - AM Showers. High: 84 Low: 57
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Internet History
In August of 1996, the Utility Commission, with encouragement from Union College, created Barbourville On-Line. This service was created to provide dial-up Internet access to the citizens of Barbourville and Knox County. Before Barbourville On-Line, Internet access was only available through a long distance phone call to either Lexington or Knoxville. BOL began providing Internet access to Union College through its Fiber-Optic network in August of 1996.
Barbourville Utilities began testing Cable Modem service for Barbourville On-Line in May 1998. This test lasted until the end of July, when Com21 was chosen to be the Cable Modem provider and Cable Internet service went live to the public. Cable Modem Service provides high-speed Internet access to both homes and businesses in the Cable System’s service area.
The Utility Commission also provides Point-to-Point Fiber-Optic connections to Union College, Knox County Schools, Knox County Hospital, Jackson MSC, RECC, and to a local bank for its branches.
In 2007, BOL was redesigned. The modernizations included new, state-of-the-art CMTS, Servers, and Network equipment. BOL’s upgrades resulted in increased download and upload speeds, more reliable internet connectivity, and enhanced webmail.