EPB put its fiber-optics technology on display this week, winning acclaim from music aficionados and credit ratings agencies alike.
The city-owned utility announced Friday a ratings upgrade on the heels of a transcontinental duet that took place simultaneously in Chattanooga and Los Angeles, which EPB says was made possible by its gigabit fiber.
T-Bone Burnett, who played guitar with Bob Dylan and produced the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack, performed simultaneously with Chuck Mead, founder of BR549.
Burnett played in a Los Angeles studio, while Mead performed at Chattanooga's Coolidge Park in front of an audience of 4,000, who watched on a big screen last Saturday night.
On Friday, EPB announced that credit rating agency Standard & Poor's has upgraded the electric system's debt rating to AA+, based on the strength of the very same fiber-optic system that allows performers to play live music together from different cities.
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