Locally-based REON Broadband specializes in wiring small to medium-sized buildings and office parks, mainly in suburban areas. The company wires the infrastructure to handle high-speed internet access and can also provide tenants with data storage, web site development and network security among a number of other services. New Boston Fund does not invest in the service but each tenant that signs on is charged an access fee.

"We see the number of properties from New Boston going up," a spokesperson for REON tells GlobeSt.com, as she emphasizes that the wiring of a building for broadband services raises the value of a property. "The infrastructure is now wired to handle necessary communication a business needs," the spokesperson points out. "This attracts new tenants and helps maintain existing ones."

Many New Boston Fund tenants are in the financial services industry, which need that access as well as network security. "This is not DSL," she notes. "This is dedicated T1 private-line internet access. That is faster and more private."