Work is scheduled to be completed by mid-year.
The expansion will provide faster Internet service to many limited by the Cape's existing telecommunications infrastructure. However, in order to utilize DSL, customers must live within 18,000 feet from one of the 19 central offices. The Town of Barnstable has a Bell Atlantic central office in Hyannis, Osterville and Barnstable Village. Bell Atlantic is working on technologies to extend the reach of DSL to all of its phone customers. Later this month, the company will introduce DSL kits allowing people to install the technologies on their computers themselves and avoiding the need for a home visit by a Bell technician.