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Google's plans to bring a face-meltingly fast 1Gbps Internet connection to Kansas Cities (in both Missouri and Kansas) took a big step towards becoming reality today. After haggling with city officials about wire placement on utility poles, a deal was finally struck, and the company is ready to get down to brass tacks and start actually laying fiber.
"As we build out Google Fiber, we’ll be taking thousands of miles of cables and stretching them across Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri," general manager Kevin Lo announced on the Google Fiber blog. "At first, we’ll focus on building this solid fiber backbone. Then, as soon as we have an infrastructure that is up and running, we’ll be able to connect Google Fiber into homes across Kansas City!"
There's no word on which neighborhoods or areas will be getting first dibs at the fiber, though. Google hopes to start delivering actual 1Gbps service to KC customers by the end of the first quarter, according to the project's FAQ page. Since they're only starting to lay fiber now, don't be surprised if the roll out slips back a bit.
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Cygnus_Omega
February 06, 2012 at 11:15pm
The title for this should be the following:
"Google Starts Laying Pipe In Kansas Cities"
jonnyohio
February 06, 2012 at 6:38pm
Wow, awesome....we are so behind other countries on speed to cost ratio. I applaud google for getting into this market. It will only help to drive costs down and speeds up. Very exciting....hopefully the dumbasses in Washington won't rain on this parade and ruin it, because I can already here the cable company lobbyists working up their tears.
yammerpickle2
February 06, 2012 at 4:49pm
I hope Google 1 Gbps is a great success and they can roll it out and scale it up quickly. I’d sure love there to be some competition out there. Hopefully it will push other providers to rethink constantly reaping profits and placing data caps on consumers to prevent them from reinvesting in their old and long outdated networks.
RUSENSITIVESWEETNESS
February 06, 2012 at 4:04pm
So you pay Google to access Google's Internet?
Comcast better wake the fuck up.
US_Ranger
February 06, 2012 at 3:58pm
Damn, the town I live in was in the finals for Google fiber optics. We lost to the city in Kansas from the article. Too bad. I guess I'm stuck with Comcast for awhile.
JohnP
February 06, 2012 at 2:44pm
Utility poles, Brad, utility poles! Hel'a'lot more than phone wires on them there poles.
Brad Chacos
February 06, 2012 at 6:27pm
D'oh! Yup. Is it too late to play the "Sorry, it's my first day" card?
