google fiber
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Google Fibre Will Pay $5 Million To Fix Roads Marred By Failed Louisville Project
Google Fibre has announced that it will pay $5 million to the local government in Louisville, Kentucky to fix infrastructure in the city after the tech giant decided to pull out of that market. Alphabet, Google’s parent company, decided to abandon its gigabit broadband plans in Louisville back in February after its plans for “nanotrenching,”…
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What Happened To Google Fiber?
For a long time, Google Fiber was the most exciting US broadband provider out there. Cities wanted it; tech people drooled over it; and, on a loftier level, it even promised to help bridge the “digital divide” between rich and poor. But now, things are looking bleak: Yesterday, Bloomberg reported that Google Fiber is being…
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Google Fibre Is Killing Its Free Internet In Kansas City
When Google Fibre first popped up in Kansas City, it was the $US70-a-month gigabit internet package that grabbed headlines, not the 5Mbps tier that Fibre also offered for free. Hopefully, anyone who wanted free internet got on board early, because Google is now discontinuing the program.
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Pro/Con: Why Google’s Fi Could Be Awesome And Terrible
Today, Google announced its very own wireless network in the US. Just $US20 a month for unlimited call and texts, plus $US10 per gigabyte of data. No contracts or termination fees. Google will even refund your unused megabytes. Sounds awesome. So what’s the catch already?