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The Help Desk => Computer Related Discussions & Questions => Topic started by: Chris_ on April 04, 2011, 03:31:42 PM
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Google bestows 1Gbps fiber network on Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City, Kansas will have a new Internet provider next year, one that operates a 1Gbps fiber-to-the-home network, provides "open access" to any ISP wanting to use the pipes, and charges fees in line with current rates for much slower connections. That new Internet provider? Google.
When Google announced in February 2010 that it would build and operate its own fiber test network, the company said it would "offer service at a competitive price to at least 50,000 and potentially up to 500,000 people." More than 1,000 US towns applied for the program, and Google chose one with around 150,000 people.
ars technica (http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/03/google-bestows-1gbps-fiber-network-on-kansas-city-kansas.ars)
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And Mr. Lopez sings, "I'm going to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come. They got some crazy little women there and I'm gonna get me one........"