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City Builds Open-Access Broadband Network with Google Fiber as its First ISP

posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday July 08 2020, @08:53PM   Printer-friendly
from the build-it-and-they-will-come dept.

Freeman writes:

City builds open-access broadband network with Google Fiber as its first ISP:

The West Des Moines government's announcement said that "once the City installs conduit in the public right of way, broadband providers will pay a license fee to install their fiber in the City's conduit. Google Fiber will be the first tenant in the network." A conduit-license agreement "calls for Google Fiber to cover a portion of the construction cost to build conduit... through their monthly lease payments."

"On a monthly basis, Google Fiber would pay the city $2.25 for each household that connects to the network," according to the Des Moines Register. Google Fiber would pay the city a minimum of $4.5 million over 20 years.

Construction is expected to begin this fall and be completed in about two and a half years, the city said.

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  • (Score: 1, Disagree) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 08 2020, @11:09PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 08 2020, @11:09PM (#1018415)

    Probably only idyllic for those who believe in some partiular brand of obsolete magic sky fairies, otherwise it's probably torches and pitchforks time again.

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  • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 08 2020, @11:37PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 08 2020, @11:37PM (#1018424)

    Enjoy your cities while they last.

  • (Score: 1) by Frosty Piss on Wednesday July 08 2020, @11:55PM

    by Frosty Piss (4971) on Wednesday July 08 2020, @11:55PM (#1018427)

    Stepford, Iowa?

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 09 2020, @05:40AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 09 2020, @05:40AM (#1018553)

    Having lived in small/med/large cities. The small ones are pretty cool. The lack of stores is kind of a bummer. But not much. Right now in the very large city I live in it is 30-40 mins to get anywhere. In a small town it is usually the same. Except there is a cow pasture in the middle of the drive.