The first residents and businesses to connect to GoNetspeed’s fiber internet network in Manchester, Connecticut will be brought online this spring, according to the Alabama-based provider, which said 10,700 locations in total will be connected when all is said and done.

Construction on the project is expected to begin in February, according to a Jan. 22 release from the company.

GoNetspeed Chief Operations Officer Tom Perrone said GoNetspeed’s network is intended to grow with the Hartford County community while adapting to Manchester’s needs.

“We are pleased to have the opportunity to equip a town like Manchester with access to fiber internet,” he said in comments included with GoNetspeed’s announcement. “100 percent fiber internet is designed to improve life online while meeting the daily needs of the modern homes and businesses of which we serve.”

A summary of the company provided by GoNetspeed said the firm currently offers services in Maine, Alabama, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and West Virginia.

“Adding thousands of new service areas every year, GoNetspeed is one of the largest independent internet providers in the east,” the summary stated.

According to GoNetspeed, customers on their network have access to symmetrical upload and download speeds, which the company said range from 500 Mbps to 2 gigabits.