The City of Vidalia is undertaking a Fiber to the Home project called the Vidalia Broadband Initiative to provide high-speed fiber optic internet access to all government, businesses, and residences. The network will use a redundant ring topology with Gigabit Passive Optical Network technology to deliver speeds of 1Gbps for commercial users and 100Mbps to 1Gbps for residences. The goal is to improve quality of life by enabling multiple internet providers, cost savings through competition, workforce development, telemedicine, and preparing infrastructure for future bandwidth needs. The network design is intended as a model that can be easily duplicated elsewhere.