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March 30, 2011 By News Staff
For anyone with the perception that life in Kansas City, Kan., moves at a slower pace, Google has news for you: The city’s Internet access will likely be more than 100 times faster than yours.
Google announced on its official blog, Wednesday, March 30, that it had signed a development agreement with Kansas City to implement the company’s 1 Gbps fiber Internet, as a part of Google’s Fiber for Communities project.
Google joined Kansas City Mayor Joe Reardon at Wyandotte High School in Kansas City on March 30, for a special event to commemorate the city’s involvement in the project.
More than 1,100 cities vied for the opportunity, submitting responses illustrating why they would be an ideal choice for the Web giant to build the network. Topeka, Kan., went one of the most unique routes — temporarily changing the state capital city’s name to Google, Kan., a year ago.
Kansas City will join Stanford University in Northern California as 1 Gbps communities in the United States. Stanford was chosen last year as a beta test site.
Google’s plans don’t stop at the creation of the network. The company has a number of goals in mind, including:
“Our goal was to find a location where we could build efficiently, make an impact on the community and develop relationships with local government and community organizations,” said Milo Medin, vice president of Access Services for Google, on the Web giant’s blog. “We’ve found this in Kansas City.”
The development agreement requires approval from Kansas City’s board of commissioners. Assuming all goes smoothly, Google plans to offer the 1 Gbps service in 2012, to a user base of at least 50,000 and potentially up to 500,000, at a competitive price.
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I am looking forward to the day when Google controls all aspects of content delivery for the internet. That day is closing in rapidly. What could possibly go wrong with consolidating all information delivery in the hands of a single company?
Good articcle , Thanks
The photograph shown with this article is not of Kansas City KS. It's of Kansas City MO. Which is across the river... In another state... Not included in the Google deal.