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Google Fiber Ready to Expand

posted by mattie_p on Thursday February 20 2014, @04:22AM   Printer-friendly
from the non-soluble-fiber-is-good-for-digestion dept.

Fluffeh writes:

"Google has officially invited 34 cities in nine metro areas to become the next batch of the Google Fiber rollout.

Google said it 'genuinely would like to build in all of these cities,' but that the complexities of deploying networks may not allow it. 'During this process, we will work with each city to map out in detail what it would look like to build a new fiber-optic network there,' Google said. 'The most important part of this teamwork will be identifying what obstacles might pop up during network construction — and then working together to find the smoothest path around those obstacles. Some might be easy, some might take some creative thinking or a few months to iron out, and in some cases there might be such local complexities that we decide it's not the right time to build Google Fiber there.'"

 
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  • (Score: 2, Informative) by regift_of_the_gods on Thursday February 20 2014, @05:02AM

    by regift_of_the_gods (138) on Thursday February 20 2014, @05:02AM (#3186)

    Google Fiber in Kansas City offers gigabit Internet for $70 a month or gigabit Internet and TV for $120 a month. A 5Mbps service is offered at no monthly charge, but requires payment of a one-time $300 construction fee. That construction is waived for customers who buy the gigabit service.

    I'd write that check for $300 today.

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  • (Score: 1) by bryan on Thursday February 20 2014, @05:47AM

    by bryan (29) <bryan@pipedot.org> on Thursday February 20 2014, @05:47AM (#3208) Homepage Journal

    My neighborhood was one of the first to get AT&T U-verse (was SBC then, as San Antonio was the previous headquarters)

    My bill is currently $58.79/month for Internet only. A little over $10 more for gigabit? Sign me up.