AT&T made the statement at the Civita master planned community, which includes homes and flats north of Friars Road.

As the means in which we seek and convey amusement become more information intensive, our customers will reap the benefits of the start of our T & AT GigaPower Service,” said assistant vice president of AT&T Mobility, Amanda Harris.

The firm also is offering 1-gigabit per second broadband speeds in parts of Carlsbad and San Marcos. She declined to identify just where for “competitive reasons

Critics of these ISP rollouts say they’re usually dressed up to seem notably bigger than they really are. Generally, they’re not extensively accessible an ISP’s geographical service area. Rather, they can be offered mainly in new, high end housing developments where fiber optic lines are planned or in the earth.

In all, AT&T said GigaPower is currently accessible 15 apartment complexes in San Diego County. It expects to expand the network into parts of other local communities and Chula Vista after this year and beyond.

GigaPower begins at $70 a month where accessible. Customers can bundle it with TV starting at $ 120.

Harris said customers can check on AT&T’s site or at a shop to see if GigaPower is offered within their area.

High speed fiber optic Internet empowers users to download 25 tunes in one second and a high definition picture in 36 seconds.

In the the next couple of months, the firm expects to offer Gigablast to parts of East County, South Bay and elsewhere, said a Cox spokeswoman, Ceanne Guerra. Customers can go to Cox Communication’s web site to assess if Gigablast is accessible within their area.

Additionally, Google Fiber continues discussions with San Diego officials about the feasibility of bringing its fiber optic Internet service to the area, based on a Google spokeswoman.

The firm has sought to hang fiber optic lines above ground to serve recognized areas without ripping up roads and enable more extensive deployment.