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Kansas City to get Google's lightning fast fiber network

article published on 31 March, 2011

Google has announced today that Kansas City, Kansas will be the first city to get the search giant's fiber optic network. Kansas City has a population of around 145,000. The network promises speeds of 500-1000 Mbps and is easily 100 times faster than what the average American has, currently. Google's fiber network will be completed in 2012. The company has promised it has no ... [ read the full article ]

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ROMaster2
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_ 		31. March 2011 @ 00:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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Google's fiber network will be completed in 2012.

Darn it, we'll all be dead by then...
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TBandit
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_ 		31. March 2011 @ 02:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I think I remember submitting my location there back when they were asking for it a long time ago.
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lissenup3
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_ 		31. March 2011 @ 09:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Much love for Google for doing this. I see this as more 'giving' than 'taking'.
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dssacer
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_ 		31. March 2011 @ 10:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by lissenup3:
 Much love for Google for doing this. I see this as more 'giving' than 'taking'.
well lets wait and see the percentage of give and take later.
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_ 		31. March 2011 @ 16:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
haha ... finally ATT is going down. I can't imagine having a gbit pipe to my home for 40 bucks lol.

Wonder how exactly "the competition" can deal with this?
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Originally posted by ROMaster2:
 Darn it, we'll all be dead by then...
No, they'll be able to enjoy it for a bit as long as it's completed before December 2012. ;-)

Also, will Google be the ISP for this service until they can hand it off to someone else?
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Jemborg
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_ 		2. April 2011 @ 11:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Kansas City is only 145,000?
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KC had 450,000 people in 2006, so either they had a massive falling out during the last 4 and a half years or the report is wrong.

nvr mind, wrong state
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