Breezeline tells commission it can deliver multi-gig service to Golden Shores; AT&T declined to attend

Lars Lopez, general manager for Breezeline Florida, told the commission his company has completed underground work in Golden Shores and can now offer multi-gig symmetrical service, including 2.5 Gbps to many homes in Sunny Isles Beach. "We actually today, we we are able to offer multi gig services, you know, 2 gig or more, to many of the areas in Sunny Isles," Lopez said.

AT&T was invited to make the same presentation but was not available, Lopez and commissioners said. Commissioner Joseph said residents have experienced inconsistent service and described a personal experience where in-street speeds exceeded in-home speeds because of existing copper wiring; Breezeline staff said fiber is available at the street outside many homes and that in-home equipment and Wi-Fi capabilities often limit delivered speeds. "We can deliver 2.5 gig into inside your house," Breezeline staff said, noting device and Wi-Fi limitations may reduce throughput for end-user devices.

Breezeline representatives also addressed service to high-rise buildings and said outcomes vary by property ownership and how a building chooses to contract for bulk service. The field operations director said some towers use GPON (fiber-to-unit) networks and that building-level arrangements affect in-unit speeds. The company agreed to supply the correct channel number for the city's public-access TV listing.

What happens next: commissioners asked staff to follow up on high-rise connections and verify channel placement for city programming; AT&T did not present materials in person, leaving some unanswered comparative questions.