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[ 0 => '{{notconfused|Google Fi Wireless}}', 1 => '{{short description|Broadband network from Alphabet in the United States}}', 2 => '{{Use American English|date=October 2021}}', 3 => '{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}}', 4 => '{{Infobox dot-com company', 5 => '| name = GFiber', 6 => '| logo = [[File:Google Fiber Logo.svg|70px]]<br/>[[File:Google Fiber.svg|150px]]', 7 => '| type = ', 8 => '| industry = [[List of multiple-system operators|Multiple-system operator]]', 9 => '| products = [[Internet access|Broadband Internet]]<br />[[IPTV]]<br />[[Voice over IP|VoIP telephone]]', 10 => '| key_people = Dinesh Jain<br />([[Chief Executive Officer|CEO]] of Access)<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/6/16982174/alphabet-google-fiber-access-division-time-warner-cable-hire-dinesh-jain|title = Alphabet hires Time Warner Cable executive to lead Access and Google Fiber|date = February 6, 2018|access-date = March 4, 2018|archive-date = March 5, 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180305063638/https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/6/16982174/alphabet-google-fiber-access-division-time-warner-cable-hire-dinesh-jain|url-status = live}}</ref>', 11 => '| owner = [[Google]] (2010–2015)<br />Access/[[Alphabet Inc.]] (2015–present)', 12 => '| url = {{URL|https://fiber.google.com/}}', 13 => '| area_served = 28 areas across the [[contiguous United States]]', 14 => '| current_status = Active', 15 => '| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2010|02|10}}', 16 => '| module = {{infobox network service provider|child=yes|asn=16591|asn_suffix=(primary)|asn2=19165|asn2_suffix=(Webpass)}}', 17 => '}}', 18 => '', 19 => ''''Google Fiber''', sometimes stylized as '''GFiber''', is a [[fiber-to-the-premises|fiber]] [[broadband Internet]] and [[IPTV]] service operated by '''Google Fiber Inc.''',<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 15, 2010 |title=Google Fiber Inc. |url=https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_de/4837184 |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=[[OpenCorporates]]}}</ref> a subsidiary of [[Alphabet Inc.|Alphabet]],<ref>{{cite web |first=Daisuke |last=Wakabayashi |title=Google Curbs Expansion of Fiber Optic Network, Cutting Jobs |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/26/technology/google-curbs-expansion-of-fiber-optic-network-cutting-jobs.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |date=October 25, 2016 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112013807/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/26/technology/google-curbs-expansion-of-fiber-optic-network-cutting-jobs.html |url-status=live }}</ref> servicing a small and slowly increasing number of locations in the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Miguel |last=Helft |title=Hoping for Gift From Google? Go Jump in the Lake |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/technology/22stunts.html |website=The New York Times |date=March 21, 2010 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=June 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170609011811/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/technology/22stunts.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In mid-2016, Google Fiber had 68,715 television subscribers and was estimated to have about 453,000 broadband customers.<ref>{{cite web |first=Jeff |last=Baumgartner |title=Google Fiber 'Very Pleased' with TV Sign-Ups |url=http://www.multichannel.com/news/content/google-fiber-very-pleased-tv-sign-ups/407629 |website=[[Multichannel News]] |date=September 9, 2016 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=February 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225003050/http://www.multichannel.com/news/content/google-fiber-very-pleased-tv-sign-ups/407629 |url-status=live }}</ref>', 20 => '', 21 => 'The service was first introduced to the [[Kansas City metropolitan area]],<ref name="KCK">{{cite web |first=Milo |last=Medin |title=Ultra high-speed broadband is coming to Kansas City, Kansas |url=https://googleblog.blogspot.no/2011/03/ultra-high-speed-broadband-is-coming-to.html |website=Official Google Blog |date=March 30, 2011 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=December 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223062247/https://googleblog.blogspot.no/2011/03/ultra-high-speed-broadband-is-coming-to.html |url-status=live }}</ref> including twenty Kansas City area suburbs within the first three years. Initially proposed as an experimental project,<ref>{{cite web |first1=Minnie |last1=Ingersoll |first2=James |last2=Kelly |title=Think big with a gig: Our experimental fiber network |url=https://googleblog.blogspot.no/2010/02/think-big-with-gig-our-experimental.html |website=Official Google Blog |date=February 10, 2010 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=November 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129150926/https://googleblog.blogspot.no/2010/02/think-big-with-gig-our-experimental.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Google Fiber was announced as a viable business model in December 2012, when Google executive chairman [[Eric Schmidt]] stated "It's actually not an experiment, we're actually running it as a business", at ''[[The New York Times]]''{{'}} DealBook Conference.<ref>{{cite web |first=Michael V. |last=Copeland |title=Eric Schmidt Says Google Fiber Won't Stop With Kansas City |url=https://www.wired.com/2012/12/google-fiber-not-just-kansas-city/ |website=[[Wired (website)|Wired]] |date=December 12, 2012 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=April 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423172425/https://www.wired.com/2012/12/google-fiber-not-just-kansas-city/ |url-status=live }}</ref>', 22 => '', 23 => 'Google Fiber announced expansion to [[Austin, Texas]], and [[Provo, Utah]], in April 2013, and subsequent expansions in 2014 and 2015 to [[Atlanta metropolitan area|Atlanta]], [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], [[Research Triangle]], [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]], [[Salt Lake City]], and [[San Antonio]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Jon |last=Brodkin |title=Google Fiber plans service in San Antonio, its biggest city yet |url=https://arstechnica.com/business/2015/08/google-fiber-plans-service-in-san-antonio-its-biggest-city-yet/ |website=[[Ars Technica]] |publisher=[[Condé Nast]] |date=August 5, 2015 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=May 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517191245/https://arstechnica.com/business/2015/08/google-fiber-plans-service-in-san-antonio-its-biggest-city-yet/ |url-status=live }}</ref>', 24 => '', 25 => 'In August 2015, [[Google]] announced its intention to restructure the company, moving less central services and products into a new umbrella corporation, [[Alphabet Inc.]] As part of this restructuring plan, Google Fiber would become a subsidiary of Alphabet and would possibly become part of the Access and Energy business unit.<ref>{{cite web |first=Mark |last=Bergen |title=Meet Access, the Google Unit That's Taking On Comcast and the Rest of the Cable Biz |url=http://www.recode.net/2015/11/30/11620972/meet-google-alphabets-access-and-energy-division-home-to-google-fiber |website=[[Recode]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |date=November 30, 2015 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=April 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410141434/https://www.recode.net/2015/11/30/11620972/meet-google-alphabets-access-and-energy-division-home-to-google-fiber |url-status=live }}</ref>', 26 => '', 27 => 'In October 2016, all expansion plans were put on hold and some jobs were cut.<ref name="Pause" /> Google said it would continue to provide Google Fiber service in the cities where it was already installed.', 28 => '', 29 => 'In March 2022, Google Fiber announced it would bring high speed internet to the [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]], [[Iowa]], metro area, making it the first expansion in five years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clayworth |first=Jason |date=April 5, 2022 |title=Google Fiber is coming to Des Moines |url=https://www.axios.com/local/des-moines/2022/04/05/google-fiber-des-moines-construction |access-date=August 11, 2022 |website=[[Axios (website)|Axios]] |language=en |archive-date=August 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811204503/https://www.axios.com/local/des-moines/2022/04/05/google-fiber-des-moines-construction |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Porter |first=Jon |date=2022-08-11 |title=Google Fiber isn't dead, it's expanding |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/11/23301208/google-fiber-expansion-plans-five-states-arizona-colorado-nebraska-nevada-idaho |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=The Verge |language=en |archive-date=August 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811204503/https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/11/23301208/google-fiber-expansion-plans-five-states-arizona-colorado-nebraska-nevada-idaho |url-status=live }}</ref>', 30 => '', 31 => 'In August 2022, Google Fiber announced it would expand into 22 metro areas in five states ([[Arizona]], [[Colorado]], [[Idaho]], [[Nebraska]], and [[Nevada]]), including previously announced expansions into [[Mesa, Arizona|Mesa]], Arizona, and [[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]], Colorado, based on where it felt speeds were lagging.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dave |first=Paresh |date=2022-08-10 |title=Exclusive: Google Fiber plans 5-state growth spurt, biggest since 2015 |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/exclusive-google-fiber-plans-5-state-growth-spurt-biggest-since-2015-2022-08-10/ |access-date=2022-08-10 |archive-date=August 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810185128/https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/exclusive-google-fiber-plans-5-state-growth-spurt-biggest-since-2015-2022-08-10/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It also announced additional investment in [[North Carolina]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-10 |title=Google Fiber expanding in NC markets, too {{!}} WRAL TechWire |url=https://wraltechwire.com/2022/08/10/google-fiber-expanding-in-nc-too-spokesperson-says/ |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=wraltechwire.com |language=en-US |archive-date=August 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811071137/https://wraltechwire.com/2022/08/10/google-fiber-expanding-in-nc-too-spokesperson-says/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[CNET]]'' characterized this an example of fast fiber winning the [[Broadband networks|broadband]] wars.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shankland |first=Stephen |title=While You Weren't Watching, Fiber Broadband Leapfrogged DSL and Cable in Much of the World |url=https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/fast-fiber-networks-have-quietly-won-the-broadband-war/ |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=CNET |language=en |archive-date=August 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811204503/https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/fast-fiber-networks-have-quietly-won-the-broadband-war/ |url-status=live }}</ref>', 32 => '', 33 => 'In October 2023 Google Fiber rebranded to GFiber and announced plans to begin offering 20Gig internet and Wi-Fi 7 hardware in the near future.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Google Fiber Blog: GFiber Labs announces first project: 20 Gig with Wi-Fi 7 |url=https://fiber.google.com/blog/2023/10/gfiber-labs-announces-first-project-20.html |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=Fiber Blog}}</ref>', 34 => '', 35 => '==Services==', 36 => '[[File:Fibercities.png|thumb|300x300px|A map of cities with Google Fiber as of late 2023<ref>{{Cite web |title=Google Fiber {{!}} Gigabit Fiber Optic Internet |url=https://fiber.google.com/ |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=fiber.google.com |language=en}}</ref>]]', 37 => '[[File:GoogleFiberNetworkBox.jpg|300px|thumb|Google Fiber Network Box (now being retired 2023)]]', 38 => 'Google Fiber offers four options, depending on location: Fiber 1 Gig, 2 Gig, [https://fiber.google.com/blog/2023/02/fall-in-love-with-fast-5-gig-is-here.html 5 Gig], [https://fiber.google.com/blog/2022/10/ready-for-faster-internet-be-trusted.html 8 Gig] and an option for home phone service. All speed tiers include one [[terabyte]] of storage on [[Google Drive]] service.', 39 => '', 40 => 'Google Fiber offers four different service plans to its customers (depending on market/region):<ref name="Google Fiber">{{cite web |title=Service plans and pricing |url=https://fiber.google.com/internet/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811225330/https://support.google.com/fiber/answer/2657118 |archive-date=August 11, 2020 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |website=Google Fiber Internet |publisher=Google Inc.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://fiber.google.com/phone/|title=Landline Phone Service – Google Fiber Phone|website=Fiber.Google.com|access-date=January 4, 2018|archive-date=December 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220065029/https://fiber.google.com/phone/|url-status=live}}</ref>', 41 => '{| class="wikitable"', 42 => '|-', 43 => '! Plan !! Fiber 1 Gig ', 44 => '!Fiber 2 Gig', 45 => '!Fiber 5 Gig', 46 => '!Fiber 8 Gig', 47 => '|-', 48 => '| Internet bandwidth ([[Downstream (networking)|download]]) || 1 Gbit/s ', 49 => '|2 Gbit/s', 50 => '|5 Gbit/s', 51 => '|8 Gbit/s', 52 => '|-', 53 => '| Internet bandwidth ([[Upstream (networking)|upload]]) || 1 Gbit/s ', 54 => '|1 Gbit/s (2 Gbit/s select markets)', 55 => '|5 Gbit/s', 56 => '|8 Gbit/s', 57 => '|-', 58 => '| Construction fee || None ', 59 => '|None', 60 => '|None', 61 => '|None', 62 => '|-', 63 => '| Monthly recurring cost || $70 ', 64 => '|$100', 65 => '|$125', 66 => '|$150', 67 => '|-', 68 => '| Storage included || 1 TB Google Drive ', 69 => '|1TB Google Drive', 70 => '|1TB Google Drive', 71 => '|1TB Google Drive', 72 => '|-', 73 => '| Hardware included ', 74 => '| Includes a Nest Wifi Pro or', 75 => 'Google Wifi', 76 => '|Wi-Fi 6 router', 77 => '1 Mesh Extender', 78 => '|Wi-Fi 6 router', 79 => 'Includes up to 2 Mesh Extenders', 80 => '|Wi-Fi 6 router', 81 => 'Includes up to 2 Mesh Extenders', 82 => '|}', 83 => '', 84 => '[[File:Fiber Jack.png|alt=Diagram showing all fiber jacks offered for service|thumb|300x300px|Representation of Google Fiber Jacks]]', 85 => 'Google also offers free Google Fiber Internet connectivity in each of its markets to select public and affordable housing properties.<ref>{{cite web |first=Erica |last=Swanson |title=Bringing Internet access to public housing residents |url=https://fiber.googleblog.com/2015/07/connecthome-google-fiber.html |website=Official Google Fiber Blog |date=July 15, 2015 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=December 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204061113/https://fiber.googleblog.com/2015/07/connecthome-google-fiber.html |url-status=live }}</ref>', 86 => '', 87 => 'Google Fiber participates in the [[Affordable Connectivity Program|FCC's ACP Affordable Connectivity Program]] with [https://fiber.google.com/affordable-connectivity-program/ discounted rates].', 88 => '', 89 => 'In February 2020, Google Fiber stopped offering TV service directly to new customers. Instead, during the sign-up process for Google Fiber, customers are presented with promotions for three [[virtual MVPD]] services: sister company [[YouTube TV]], as well as [[FuboTV]] and (later) [[Philo (company)|Philo]]. TV service was maintained for existing clients until early 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://9to5google.com/2020/02/04/google-fiber-drops-tv/|title=Google Fiber no longer offering traditional TV plan for new customers|first=Abner|last=Li|work=[[9to5Google]]|date=February 4, 2020|access-date=September 30, 2020|archive-date=November 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130144522/https://9to5google.com/2020/02/04/google-fiber-drops-tv/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-28 |title=Alternatives to Google Fiber TV |url=https://www.reviews.org/tv-service/google-fiber-tv-alternatives/ |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=Reviews.org |language=en-US |archive-date=May 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517065648/https://www.reviews.org/tv-service/google-fiber-tv-alternatives/ |url-status=live }}</ref>', 90 => '', 91 => '==Distribution==', 92 => 'In order to avoid underground cabling complexity for the [[Last mile (telecommunications)|last mile]], Google Fiber relies on aggregators dubbed ''Google Fiber Huts''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Construction stages - Google Fiber Help |url=https://support.google.com/fiber/answer/6126559?hl=en#zippy=,design-fiber-network |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=support.google.com}}</ref>', 93 => '', 94 => 'From these Google Fiber Huts, the fiber cables travel along utility poles into neighborhoods and homes, and stop at a ''Fiber Jack'' (an [[optical network terminal]] or ONT) in each home.<ref>{{cite web |first=Rachel |last=Hack |title=A Construction Update |url=https://fiber.googleblog.com/2012/04/construction-update.html |website=Official Google Fiber Blog |date=April 4, 2012 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112010301/https://fiber.googleblog.com/2012/04/construction-update.html |url-status=live }}</ref>', 95 => '', 96 => 'The estimated cost of wiring a fiber network like Google Fiber into a major American city was $1 billion in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |first=Mark |last=Bergen |title=Google Fiber is the most audacious part of the whole Alphabet |url=http://www.recode.net/2016/5/11/11613308/google-fiber-alphabet |website=[[Recode]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |date=May 11, 2016 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=April 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404150539/https://www.recode.net/2016/5/11/11613308/google-fiber-alphabet |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Hiawatha |last=Bray |title=Could Google's purchase of a wireless company boost Boston's Internet? |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2016/06/23/could-google-purchase-wireless-company-boost-boston-internet/2Ed1u9Md6rAJdwOfO5iZiO/story.html |website=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=June 23, 2016 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=October 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019085607/http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2016/06/23/could-google-purchase-wireless-company-boost-boston-internet/2Ed1u9Md6rAJdwOfO5iZiO/story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>', 97 => '', 98 => '==First city selection process==', 99 => '', 100 => 'The initial location was chosen following a competitive selection process.<ref>{{cite web |first=Om |last=Malik |title=How Much Will Google's Fiber Network Cost? |url=https://gigaom.com/2010/02/11/google-fiber-network-cost/ |website=[[Gigaom]] |date=February 11, 2010 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=December 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220041105/https://gigaom.com/2010/02/11/google-fiber-network-cost/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Over 1,100 communities applied to be the first recipient of the service.<ref>{{cite web |first=Leena |last=Rao |title=The Final Tally: More Than 1100 Cities Apply For Google's Fiber Network |url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/03/27/the-final-tally-more-than-1100-cities-apply-for-googles-fiber-network/ |website=[[TechCrunch]] |publisher=[[AOL]] |date=March 27, 2010 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=January 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109004749/https://techcrunch.com/2010/03/27/the-final-tally-more-than-1100-cities-apply-for-googles-fiber-network/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Henry |last=Blodget |title=Google: 1,100 Cities Want Us To Build Them Huge Fiber Networks |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/henry-blodget-google-1100-cities-want-us-to-build-them-huge-fiber-networks-2010-3 |website=[[Business Insider]] |publisher=[[Axel Springer SE]] |date=March 28, 2010 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=August 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821181211/https://www.businessinsider.com/henry-blodget-google-1100-cities-want-us-to-build-them-huge-fiber-networks-2010-3 |url-status=live }}</ref> Google originally stated that they would announce the winner or winners by the end of 2010; however, in mid-December, Google pushed back the announcement to "early 2011" due to the number of applications.<ref>{{cite web |first=Milo |last=Medin |title=An update on Google Fiber |url=https://googleblog.blogspot.no/2010/12/update-on-google-fiber.html |website=Official Google Blog |date=December 15, 2010 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=September 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914212927/https://googleblog.blogspot.no/2010/12/update-on-google-fiber.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Nate |last=Anderson |title=Google delays its 1Gbps fiber announcement |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2010/12/google-delays-its-1gbps-fiber-announcement/ |website=[[Ars Technica]] |publisher=[[Condé Nast]] |date=December 15, 2010 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=September 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929183548/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2010/12/google-delays-its-1gbps-fiber-announcement/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Joseph |last=L. Flatley |title=Google Fiber's 1Gbps ISP 'test community' selection delayed until 2011 |url=https://www.engadget.com/2010/12/16/google-fibers-1gbps-isp-test-community-selection-delayed-unti/ |website=[[Engadget]] |publisher=[[AOL]] |date=December 16, 2010 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=September 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911072521/https://www.engadget.com/2010/12/16/google-fibers-1gbps-isp-test-community-selection-delayed-unti/ |url-status=live }}</ref>', 101 => '', 102 => 'The request form was simple, and, some have argued, too straightforward.<ref name="wired Van Buskirk">{{cite web |first=Eliot |last=Van Buskirk |title=Al Franken Jokes, But Google Fiber Is No Laughing Matter |url=https://www.wired.com/2010/03/al-franken-jokes-but-google-fiber-is-no-laughing-matter/ |website=[[Wired (website)|Wired]] |date=March 11, 2010 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=November 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109025820/http://www.wired.com/2010/03/al-franken-jokes-but-google-fiber-is-no-laughing-matter/ |url-status=live }}</ref> This led to various attention-getting behaviors by those hoping to have their town selected.<ref name="wired Van Buskirk" /> Some examples are given below:', 103 => '* Greenville, South Carolina, utilized 1,000 of their citizens and glow sticks to create "The World's First and Largest People-Powered Google Chain".<ref name="Greenville Feels Lucky">{{cite web |url=http://www.wearefeelinglucky.com/ |access-date=January 28, 2014 |title=Greenville Feels Lucky |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201214231/http://www.wearefeelinglucky.com/ |archive-date=February 1, 2014}}</ref> From an aerial view, the title "Google" was colorfully visible.', 104 => '* Topeka, Kansas, [[Google, Kansas|temporarily renamed itself "Google"]].', 105 => '* A small plane bearing a banner reading "[[Will it play in Peoria?|Will Google Play in Peoria, IL?]]" flew over the [[Google campus]] in [[Mountain View, California]].<ref name="Rush to Woo Google">{{cite news |last=Helft |first=Miguel |url=http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/26/cities-rush-to-woo-google-broadband-before-friday-deadline/?scp=1&sq=ann%20arbor%20google%20fiber&st=cse |title=Cities Rush to Woo Google Broadband Before Friday Deadline |work=The New York Times |department=[[blog]] |date=March 26, 2010 |access-date=April 10, 2010 |archive-date=January 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128131548/https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/26/cities-rush-to-woo-google-broadband-before-friday-deadline/?scp=1&sq=ann%20arbor%20google%20fiber&st=cse |url-status=live }}</ref>', 106 => '* The mayor of [[Duluth, Minnesota]], jokingly proclaimed that every [[Birth order|first-born child]] will be named either Google Fiber or Googlette Fiber.<ref>{{cite web |first=Curtis |last=Silver |title=I, Google |url=https://www.wired.com/2010/03/i-have-renamed-my-house-google/ |website=[[Wired (website)|Wired]] |date=March 10, 2010 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=September 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919010948/https://www.wired.com/2010/03/i-have-renamed-my-house-google/ |url-status=live }}</ref>', 107 => '* The city of [[Rancho Cucamonga, California]], dubbed their city, "Rancho Googlemonga".<ref>{{cite web |first=David |last=Murphy |title=The 5 Strangest City Pitches for Google's New Fiber-Optic Service |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2361038,00.asp |website=[[PC Magazine]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=March 7, 2010 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=January 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105180423/https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2361038,00.asp |url-status=live }}</ref>', 108 => '* One of the islands in [[Sarasota, Florida]], was temporarily renamed "Google Island".<ref name="wired Van Buskirk" />', 109 => 'Municipalities and citizens also uploaded [[YouTube]] videos to support their bids. Some examples:', 110 => '* A YouTube video in support of Sarasota, Florida, used the [[Bobby McFerrin]] song "[[Don't Worry, Be Happy]]".<ref name="wired Van Buskirk" /> A video for Sarasota was uploaded through [[Facebook]]'s video service.<ref name="wired Van Buskirk" />', 111 => '* Comedian and [[United States Senator]] [[Al Franken]] made a YouTube video to support the bid of Duluth, Minnesota.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2i_piWVXuc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/G2i_piWVXuc |archive-date=December 15, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Al Franken YouTube video |publisher=Youtube.com |access-date=February 20, 2014 |date=March 10, 2010}}{{cbignore}}<!-- Dead archive link --></ref>', 112 => '* [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]], has its own [[YouTube]] channel<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/a2fiber |title=Ann Arbor YouTube channel |publisher=Youtube.com |access-date=February 20, 2014 |archive-date=January 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116122026/https://www.youtube.com/user/A2Fiber |url-status=live }}</ref> featuring a [[Late Show Top Ten List|David Letterman-style Top Ten list]] delivered by town VIPs such as Mayor [[John Hieftje]] and [[University of Michigan]] President [[Mary Sue Coleman]]. Ann Arbor also held a city-wide GoogleFest,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.AAGoogleFest.com|title=자동차보험료비교견적사이트|website=www.AAGoogleFest.com|access-date=January 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907040826/http://aagooglefest.com/|archive-date=September 7, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> kicking off with a gathering of hundreds of participants dancing and chanting "Ann Arbor Google Fiber, ain't Nothing any finer."<ref name="Ann Arbor mob">{{cite web |last=Reed |first=Tina |url=http://www.annarbor.com/news/ann-arbor-mob-makes-another-case-to-attract-google-fiber/ |title=Ann Arbor 'mob' makes another case to attract Google Fiber |publisher=AnnArbor.com |date=March 26, 2010 |access-date=April 10, 2010 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303182248/http://www.annarbor.com/news/ann-arbor-mob-makes-another-case-to-attract-google-fiber/ |url-status=live }}</ref>', 113 => '', 114 => '==Operating locations==', 115 => 'In 2011, Google launched a trial in a residential community of [[Palo Alto, California]].<ref name="Stanford trial"/> On March 30 of the same year, [[Kansas City, Kansas]], was selected as the first city to receive Google Fiber.<ref name="KCK"/> In 2013, Austin, Texas, and Provo, Utah, were announced as expansion cities for Google Fiber on April 9 and 17 respectively.', 116 => '* Texas', 117 => '** Austin', 118 => '** San Antonio', 119 => '', 120 => '* Utah', 121 => '** Logan (upcoming as of 2023)', 122 => '** Provo', 123 => '** Salt Lake City', 124 => '', 125 => '* Washington', 126 => '** Seattle', 127 => '', 128 => '*Nebraska', 129 => '** Bellevue (upcoming as of 2023)', 130 => '** Omaha (upcoming as of 2023)', 131 => '', 132 => '*North Carolina', 133 => '** Charlotte', 134 => '** The Triangle', 135 => '', 136 => '*South Carolina', 137 => '** Tega Cay (upcoming as of 2023)', 138 => '', 139 => '*Tennessee', 140 => '** Murfreesboro (upcoming as of 2023)', 141 => '** Nashville', 142 => '', 143 => '*Illinois', 144 => '** Chicago', 145 => '', 146 => '*Idaho', 147 => '** Pocatello (upcoming as of 2023)', 148 => '', 149 => '*lowa', 150 => '** Council Bluffs (upcoming as of 2023)', 151 => '** Des Moines', 152 => '** West Des Moines', 153 => '', 154 => '*Kansas/Missouri', 155 => '** Kansas City', 156 => '', 157 => '*Colorado', 158 => '** Denver', 159 => '** Lakewood (upcoming as of 2023)', 160 => '** Westminster (upcoming as of 2023)', 161 => '** Wheat Ridge (upcoming as of 2023)', 162 => '', 163 => '*Florida', 164 => '** Miami', 165 => '', 166 => '*Georgia', 167 => '** Atlanta', 168 => '', 169 => '*Alabama', 170 => '** Huntsville', 171 => '', 172 => '*Arizona', 173 => '** Chandler (upcoming as of 2023)', 174 => '** Mesa', 175 => '', 176 => '*California', 177 => '** Oakland', 178 => '** Orange County', 179 => '** San Diego', 180 => '** San Francisco', 181 => '===Stanford University===', 182 => '* In summer 2011, Google launched a free trial of its forthcoming fiber service in one residential community near [[Stanford University]] in [[Palo Alto, California]].<ref name="Stanford trial">{{cite web |title=Google Fiber Goes Live Near Stanford |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/4661/google-fiber-goes-live-near-stanford |publisher=anandtech.com |date=August 22, 2011 |access-date=September 5, 2011 |archive-date=November 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126070619/https://www.anandtech.com/show/4661/google-fiber-goes-live-near-stanford |url-status=live }}</ref>', 183 => '', 184 => '===Kansas City, Kansas, and Kansas City, Missouri===', 185 => '[[File:GoogleFiberKansasCity.JPG|thumb|A service desk for Google Fiber in Kansas City in 2012]]', 186 => 'Google found that affluent neighborhoods in Kansas City signed up for the faster service while those in poorer neighborhoods did not sign up for even the free option. In response to this [[digital divide]], Google sent a team of 60 employees to the under-served areas to promote the Google Fiber service. Additionally, Google offered micro-grants to community organizations that want to start up [[digital literacy]] programs in Kansas City.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite magazine |last=Gustin |first=Sam |url=http://business.time.com/2012/09/14/with-google-fiber-search-giant-issues-public-challenge-get-up-to-speed/ |title=Google Fiber Issues Public Challenge: Get Up To Speed! |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=September 14, 2012 |access-date=May 26, 2013}}</ref>', 187 => '', 188 => 'The following are chronological announcements of service in the [[Kansas City metropolitan area]]. Neighborhoods are said to be selected based on demand:<ref>[http://allthingsd.com/20120726/google-gets-into-the-cable-tv-business-for-real/ Google Gets Into the Cable TV Business, for Real] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918140147/http://allthingsd.com/20120726/google-gets-into-the-cable-tv-business-for-real/ |date=September 18, 2012 }}, ''[[All Things Digital]]'', July 26, 2012.</ref>', 189 => '* [[Kansas City, Kansas]] – On March 30, 2011, Kansas City, Kansas, was selected from over 1,100 applicants to be the first Google Fiber community.<ref name="KCK"/>', 190 => '* [[Kansas City, Missouri]] – On May 17, 2011,<ref>{{cite web |first=Milo |last=Medin |title=Everything's up to date in Kansas City |url=https://fiber.googleblog.com/2011/05/everythings-up-to-date-in-kansas-city.html |website=Official Google Fiber Blog |date=May 17, 2011 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=October 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025032501/https://fiber.googleblog.com/2011/05/everythings-up-to-date-in-kansas-city.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Google announced the decision to include Kansas City, Missouri, thus offering service to both sides of the state line. The network became available to residents in September 2012.', 191 => '* [[Olathe, Kansas]] – On March 19, 2013, Google announced that the project would be expanded to Olathe.<ref>{{cite web |first=Rachel |last=Hack |title=Google Fiber is coming to Olathe, Kansas |url=https://fiber.googleblog.com/2013/03/google-fiber-is-coming-to-olathe-kansas.html |website=Official Google Fiber Blog |date=March 19, 2013 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=November 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124224649/https://fiber.googleblog.com/2013/03/google-fiber-is-coming-to-olathe-kansas.html |url-status=live }}</ref>', 192 => '* [[North Kansas City, Missouri]] – On April 19, 2013, Google announced that they were to begin a 20-year lease on dark fiber in the existing ''LiNKCity'' fiber network in North Kansas City.<ref name=KCBusJournal>{{cite news |last=Farivar |first=Cyrus |title=North Kansas City leases network to Google Fiber |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2013/04/17/north-kansas-city-signs-lease-with.html |publisher=Kansas City Business Journal |access-date=April 19, 2013 |quote=North Kansas City will lease two paths of its LINKCity fiber-optic data network to Google Fiber. The City Council approved a 20-year agreement Tuesday worth $3.2 million |archive-date=January 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128125152/https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2013/04/17/north-kansas-city-signs-lease-with.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The original news article was incomplete and later articles clarified the lease.<ref name=PitchMisfire>{{cite news |last=Vockrodt |first=Steve |title=Google Fiber bails out North Kansas City's fiber-optic misfire |url=http://www.pitch.com/kansascity/linkcity-google-fiber-dark-fiber/Content?oid=3220559 |access-date=May 14, 2013 |newspaper=The Pitch |date=May 7, 2013 |quote='This doesn't mean we're delivering Google Fiber service to the city of North Kansas City,' Google spokeswoman Jenna Wandres says. 'It just means we're using their fiber as a pass-through to get to surrounding areas.' |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514081959/http://www.pitch.com/kansascity/linkcity-google-fiber-dark-fiber/Content?oid=3220559 |archive-date=May 14, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Independent of Google's network the system in North Kansas City will also be upgraded to gigabit capacity and managed by a local company based out of North Kansas City.', 193 => '{{colbegin|colwidth=25em}}', 194 => '* [[Shawnee, Kansas]] – May 2, 2013<ref>{{cite web |first=Rachel |last=Hack |title=Welcome, Shawnee, Kansas! |url=https://fiber.googleblog.com/2013/05/welcome-shawnee-kansas.html |website=Official Google Fiber Blog |date=May 2, 2013 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112021821/https://fiber.googleblog.com/2013/05/welcome-shawnee-kansas.html |url-status=live }}</ref>', 195 => '* [[Raytown, Missouri]] – May 3, 2013<ref name=KCStar_Raytown>{{cite news |last=Canon |first=Scott |title=Raytown latest city promised Google Fiber |url=http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/03/4216254/raytown-latest-city-promised-google.html |access-date=May 3, 2013 |newspaper=Kansas City Star |date=May 3, 2013 |archive-date=January 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116113504/https://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/03/4216254/raytown-latest-city-promised-google.html |url-status=live }}</ref>', 196 => '* [[Grandview, Missouri]] – May 7, 2013<ref>{{cite web |first=Rachel |last=Hack |title=Grandview, Mo. — our newest Fiber community |url=https://fiber.googleblog.com/2013/05/grandview-mo-our-newest-fiber-community.html |website=Official Google Fiber Blog |date=May 7, 2013 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112034616/https://fiber.googleblog.com/2013/05/grandview-mo-our-newest-fiber-community.html |url-status=live }}</ref>', 197 => '* [[Gladstone, Missouri]] – May 13, 2013<ref>{{cite web |first=Rachel |last=Hack |title=Another local expansion into Gladstone, Mo. |url=https://fiber.googleblog.com/2013/05/another-local-expansion-into-gladstone.html |website=Official Google Fiber Blog |date=May 13, 2013 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=January 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121193059/https://fiber.googleblog.com/2013/05/another-local-expansion-into-gladstone.html |url-status=live }}</ref>', 198 => '* [[Raytown, Missouri]] – May 22, 2013<ref>{{cite web |first=Rachel |last=Hack |title=Raytown, Mo. approves Google Fiber |url=https://fiber.googleblog.com/2013/05/raytown-mo-approves-google-fiber.html |website=Official Google Fiber Blog |date=May 22, 2013 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=November 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111192303/https://fiber.googleblog.com/2013/05/raytown-mo-approves-google-fiber.html |url-status=live }}</ref>', 199 => '* [[Lee's Summit, Missouri]] – June 21, 2013<ref>{{cite web |first=Rachel |last=Hack |title=Fiber for Lee's Summit |url=https://fiber.googleblog.com/2013/06/fiber-for-lees-summit.html |website=Official Google Fiber Blog |date=June 20, 2013 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=January 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121181905/https://fiber.googleblog.com/2013/06/fiber-for-lees-summit.html |url-status=live }}</ref>', 200 => '* [[Mission, Kansas]] – June 27, 2013<ref>{{cite web |first=Rachel |last=Hack |title=Mission, Kansas: from the Santa Fe Trail to the information speedway |url=https://fiber.googleblog.com/2013/06/mission-kansas-from-santa-fe-trail-to.html |website=Official Google Fiber Blog |date=June 26, 2013 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112032544/https://fiber.googleblog.com/2013/06/mission-kansas-from-santa-fe-trail-to.html |url-status=live }}</ref>', 201 => '* [[Prairie Village, Kansas]] – August 5, 2013 <ref>[http://www.kansascity.com/2013/08/05/4391367/prairie-village-approves-deal.html "Prairie Village approves deal for Google Fiber"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129045128/https://www.kansascity.com/2013/08/05/4391367/prairie-village-approves-deal.html |date=January 29, 2021 }}, Jonathan Bender, ''Kansas City Star'', August 5, 2013. Retrieved September 18, 2013.</ref>', 202 => '* [[Leawood, Kansas]] – August 19, 2013<ref>{{cite web |first=Rachel |last=Hack |title=Leawood, Kansas Approves Fiber |url=https://fiber.googleblog.com/2013/08/leawood-kansas-approves-fiber.html |website=Official Google Fiber Blog |date=August 19, 2013 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112043906/https://fiber.googleblog.com/2013/08/leawood-kansas-approves-fiber.html |url-status=live }}</ref> – (cancelled July 24, 2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/investigations/google-fiber-ended-contract-with-leawood-over-underground-utility-ordinance|title=error|website=KSHB.com|access-date=January 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160515133144/http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/investigations/google-fiber-ended-contract-with-leawood-over-underground-utility-ordinance|archive-date=May 15, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>', 203 => '* [[Merriam, Kansas]] – August 26, 2013<ref>{{cite web |first=Rachel |last=Hack |title=Fiber for Merriam, Kansas |url=https://fiber.googleblog.com/2013/08/fiber-for-merriam-kansas.html |website=Official Google Fiber Blog |date=August 26, 2013 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=January 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122001507/https://fiber.googleblog.com/2013/08/fiber-for-merriam-kansas.html |url-status=live }}</ref>', 204 => '* [[Roeland Park, Kansas]] – September 3, 2013<ref>{{cite web |first=Rachel |last=Hack |title=Rolling into Roeland Park, Kan. |url=https://fiber.googleblog.com/2013/09/rolling-into-roeland-park-kan.html |website=Official Google Fiber Blog |date=September 3, 2013 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112033544/https://fiber.googleblog.com/2013/09/rolling-into-roeland-park-kan.html |url-status=live }}</ref>', 205 => '* [[Mission Hills, Kansas]] – September 9, 2013<ref name="Two locations">{{cite web |first=Rachel |last=Hack |title=Fiber's coming to Mission Hills and Fairway |url=https://fiber.googleblog.com/2013/09/fibers-coming-to-mission-hills-and.html |website=Official Google Fiber Blog |date=September 9, 2013 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=January 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122004708/https://fiber.googleblog.com/2013/09/fibers-coming-to-mission-hills-and.html |url-status=live }}</ref>', 206 => '* [[Fairway, Kansas]] – September 9, 2013<ref name="Two locations"/>', 207 => '* [[Lenexa, Kansas]] – September 17, 2013<ref>{{cite web |first=Rachel |last=Hack |title=Bringing Fiber to Lenexa, Kan. |url=https://fiber.googleblog.com/2013/09/bringing-fiber-to-lenexa-kan.html |website=Official Google Fiber Blog |date=September 17, 2013 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=November 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111234929/https://fiber.googleblog.com/2013/09/bringing-fiber-to-lenexa-kan.html |url-status=live }}</ref>', 208 => '{{div col end}}', 209 => 'Google placed deployment in [[Overland Park, Kansas]], on indefinite hold in October 2013, following delays by the City Council over concerns about whether an [[indemnification]] clause that Google required might force the city to repair any damage caused by the project.<ref>{{cite web |first1=Scott |last1=Canon |first2=Jennifer |last2=Bhargava |url=http://www.kansascity.com/2013/10/25/4575335/momentary-stall-in-overland-park.html |title=Momentary stall in Overland Park puts Google Fiber on long hold |work=Kansas City Star |publisher=McClatchy |date=October 25, 2013 |access-date=January 23, 2014 |archive-date=September 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922005533/http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/community/joco-913/overland-park-leawood/article330296/Momentary-stall-in-Overland-Park-puts-Google-Fiber-on-long-hold.html |url-status=live }}</ref> As of July 2014, Overland Park's City Council had voted on a deal that would allow for Google Fiber. Soon after, the city appeared on Google Fiber's website.<ref>{{cite news |title=Overland Park reaches deal to bring in Google Fiber |url=http://www.kmbc.com/news/overland-park-poised-to-make-deals-with-google-fiber/26828326#!bk4FCC |access-date=July 24, 2014 |work=KMBC |archive-date=November 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119190351/https://www.kmbc.com/article/overland-park-reaches-deal-to-bring-in-google-fiber/3683339#!bk4FCC |url-status=live }}</ref>', 210 => '', 211 => '===Austin, Texas===', 212 => '* On April 9, 2013, it was announced that Austin, Texas, would become a Google Fiber City.<ref>{{cite web |first=Milo |last=Medin |title=Google Fiber's Next Stop: Austin, Texas |url=https://googleblog.blogspot.no/2013/04/google-fibers-next-stop-austin-texas.html |website=Official Google Blog |date=April 9, 2013 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=September 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914195015/https://googleblog.blogspot.no/2013/04/google-fibers-next-stop-austin-texas.html |url-status=live }}</ref>', 213 => '* On October 15, 2014, it was announced that Austin signups for Google Fiber would start in December 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kut.org/post/google-announces-december-fiber-signups-south-austin |title=Google Announces December Fiber Signups for South Austin |publisher=kut.org |date=October 15, 2014 |access-date=October 15, 2014 |archive-date=November 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111202710/https://www.kut.org/post/google-announces-december-fiber-signups-south-austin |url-status=live }}</ref>', 214 => '* On December 3, 2014, Google started taking registrations from residents and small businesses.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rapidtvnews.com/2014120336303/google-fiber-goes-live-in-austin.html |title=Google Fiber goes live in Austin |publisher=Rapid TV News |date=December 3, 2014 |access-date=December 3, 2014 |archive-date=January 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125054932/https://www.rapidtvnews.com/2014120336303/google-fiber-goes-live-in-austin.html |url-status=live }}</ref>', 215 => '* The Google Fiber store in Austin was closed by 2023, however the buildout continued in the city.', 216 => '* 5 Gig launched in the Austin Market August 21, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Google Fiber Blog: Keeping Austin Wired! 5 Gig now available in Austin as Google Fiber continues growth and investment across Central Texas |url=https://fiber.google.com/blog/2023/08/keeping-austin-wired-5-gig-now.html |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=Fiber Blog}}</ref>', 217 => '<gallery>', 218 => 'File:Google Fiber store, Austin.jpg|Google Fiber store entrance, Austin', 219 => 'File:Google Fiber store, Austin 1.jpg|Google Fiber store, Austin', 220 => 'File:Google Fiber store, Austin 2.jpg|Google Fiber store, Austin', 221 => 'File:TV box and Network box at Google Fiber store, Austin.jpg|TV box and Network box at Google Fiber store, Austin', 222 => '</gallery>', 223 => '', 224 => '===Utah===', 225 => '* [[Provo, Utah]] – On April 17, 2013, it was announced that Provo would become the third Google Fiber City.<ref>{{cite web |first=Kevin |last=Lo |title=Google Fiber—On the Silicon Prairie, the Silicon Hills, and now the Silicon Slopes |url=https://fiber.googleblog.com/2013/04/silicon-slopes.html |website=Official Google Fiber Blog |date=April 17, 2013 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=November 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111213925/https://fiber.googleblog.com/2013/04/silicon-slopes.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Expansion of Google Fiber service to Provo, Utah will be accomplished through an agreement<ref name=provoPurchaseAgreement>{{cite web|title=Asset Purchase Agreement |url=http://provo.org/asset-purchase-agreement.pdf |quote=This Asset Purchase Agreement...&nbsp;...between Google Fiber Inc., a Delaware corporation ('Purchaser'), and Provo City Corporation, a Utah municipal corporation ('Seller'). }}{{dead link|date=March 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> with the City of Provo to allow Google to acquire the existing fiber network known as "[[iProvo]]". The agreement will allow Google to purchase the iProvo network for $1, while requiring Google to upgrade the aging network to [[gigabit]] capacity, offer free gigabit service to 25 local public institutions, and offer 5 Mbit/s service to every home in the city for free after a $300 activation fee.<ref name=networkServiceAgreement>{{cite web|title=Network Services Agreement |url=http://provo.org/network-services-agreement.pdf |quote=terms and conditions upon which Google Fiber will provide high speed broadband Internet access services to the City and certain residents of Provo, free of charge.}}{{dead link|date=March 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Google Fiber Pricing Provo |url=https://fiber.google.com/cities/provo/ |access-date=February 14, 2015 |archive-date=January 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128193435/https://fiber.google.com/cities/provo/ |url-status=live }}</ref>', 226 => '* [[Salt Lake City]] - On March 24, 2015, Google announced that Google Fiber would expand into [[Salt Lake City, Utah]]. Service became available for signup on August 24, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |first=Jon |last=Brodkin |title=Google Fiber hits Salt Lake City, now available in seven metro areas |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/08/google-fiber-hits-salt-lake-city-now-available-in-seven-metro-areas/ |website=[[Ars Technica]] |publisher=[[Condé Nast]] |date=August 24, 2016 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108110238/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/08/google-fiber-hits-salt-lake-city-now-available-in-seven-metro-areas/ |url-status=live }}</ref>', 227 => '* [[Millcreek, Utah|Millcreek]]: On July 14, 2020, Google announced that Google Fiber would expand into Millcreek, Utah with the goal of serving their first Millcreek customers in early 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Google Fiber is Coming to Millcreek, UT |url=https://fiber.google.com/blog/2020/google-fiber-is-coming-to-millcreek-ut/ |access-date=September 17, 2020 |archive-date=September 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930105451/https://fiber.google.com/blog/2020/google-fiber-is-coming-to-millcreek-ut/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On December 28, 2021, Google posted a blog article reflecting back on the year of 2021. In this article, they mentioned that the following cities had begun offering service sometime in 2021: Millcreek, South Salt Lake, Holladay, and Taylorsville.<ref name="fiber.google.com">{{cite web |title=Looking back on an interesting year |date=December 28, 2021 |url=https://fiber.google.com/blog/2021/looking-back-on-an-interesting-year/ |access-date=April 26, 2022 |archive-date=April 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426230249/https://fiber.google.com/blog/2021/looking-back-on-an-interesting-year/ |url-status=live }}</ref>', 228 => '* [[South Salt Lake, Utah|South Salt Lake]]: On February 25, 2021, Google announced that Google Fiber would expand into South Salt Lake, Utah.<ref>{{cite web |title=Google Fiber coming to South Salt Lake |date=February 25, 2021 |url=https://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/google-fiber-coming-to-south-salt-lake/ |access-date=May 6, 2021 |archive-date=May 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506205735/https://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/google-fiber-coming-to-south-salt-lake/ |url-status=live }}</ref> By July 26, 2021, Google had announced that construction was underway and expected to be completed by early 2022.<ref name="One hot summer in the Salt Lake Val">{{cite web |title=One hot summer in the Salt Lake Valley |date=July 26, 2021 |url=https://fiber.google.com/blog/2021/one-hot-summer-in-the-salt-lake-valley/ |access-date=February 25, 2022 |archive-date=February 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226071724/https://fiber.google.com/blog/2021/one-hot-summer-in-the-salt-lake-valley/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On December 28, 2021, Google posted a blog article reflecting back on the year of 2021. In this article, they mentioned that the following cities had begun offering service sometime in 2021: Millcreek, South Salt Lake, Holladay, and Taylorsville.<ref name="fiber.google.com"/>', 229 => '* [[Holladay, Utah|Holladay]]: On March 11, 2021, Google announced that Google Fiber construction had begun in Holladay, Utah. Plans to allow Google Fiber expansion to the city were originally approved in November 2020. Construction is expected to conclude in early 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Google Fiber Comes to Holladay Tweet |date=March 11, 2021 |url=https://twitter.com/cityofholladay/status/1370138257506271234?lang=en |access-date=February 25, 2022 |archive-date=February 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226071723/https://twitter.com/cityofholladay/status/1370138257506271234?lang=en |url-status=live }}</ref> On December 28, 2021, Google posted a blog article reflecting back on the year of 2021. In this article, they mentioned that the following cities had begun offering service sometime in 2021: Millcreek, South Salt Lake, Holladay, and Taylorsville.<ref name="fiber.google.com"/>', 230 => '* [[Taylorsville, Utah|Taylorsville]]: On April 22, 2021, Google announced that Google Fiber would expand into Taylorsville, Utah.<ref>{{cite web |title=Google Fiber coming to Taylorsville |date=April 22, 2021 |url=https://www.taylorsvilleut.gov/Home/Components/News/News/356/265 |access-date=February 25, 2022 |archive-date=February 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226071719/https://www.taylorsvilleut.gov/Home/Components/News/News/356/265 |url-status=live }}</ref> By July 26, 2021, Google had announced that construction was underway and expected to be completed by early 2022.<ref name="One hot summer in the Salt Lake Val"/> On December 28, 2021, Google posted a blog article reflecting back on the year of 2021. In this article, they mentioned that the following cities had begun offering service sometime in 2021: Millcreek, South Salt Lake, Holladay, and Taylorsville.<ref name="fiber.google.com"/>', 231 => '* [[Sandy, Utah|Sandy]] - On May 5, 2021, Google announced that Google Fiber would expand into Sandy, Utah. The initial timeline was to complete an "initial footprint" within two years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Google Fiber coming to another Salt Lake County city |date=May 5, 2021 |url=https://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/google-fiber-coming-to-another-salt-lake-county-city/ |access-date=May 6, 2021 |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505222734/https://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/google-fiber-coming-to-another-salt-lake-county-city/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On March 22, 2022, Google announced that it had begun offering service in Sandy and North Salt Lake.<ref name="Things to watch on the Wasatch Fron">{{cite web |title=Things to watch on the Wasatch Front |date=March 22, 2022 |url=https://fiber.google.com/blog/2022/things-to-watch-on-the-wasatch-front/ |access-date=April 26, 2022 |archive-date=May 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506212256/https://fiber.google.com/blog/2022/things-to-watch-on-the-wasatch-front/ |url-status=live }}</ref>', 232 => '* [[North Salt Lake, Utah|North Salt Lake]] - On July 26, 2021, Google announced that Google Fiber would expand into North Salt Lake, Utah. Construction efforts were expected to begin soon after with a completion date sometime in early 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=City of North Salt Lake City Council Meeting |date=July 26, 2021 |url=https://www.nslcity.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/2517 |access-date=February 25, 2022 |archive-date=February 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226071720/https://www.nslcity.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/2517 |url-status=live }}</ref> On March 22, 2022, Google announced that it had begun offering service in Sandy and North Salt Lake.<ref name="Things to watch on the Wasatch Fron"/>', 233 => '', 234 => '===Charlotte, North Carolina===', 235 => 'On July 12, 2016, sign-ups opened in [[Highland Creek (Charlotte neighborhood)|Highland Creek]].<ref>{{cite tweet|user=googlefiber|author=GFiber|number=752868949730000900|date=July 12, 2016|title=Hello, Charlotte. #googlefiber has arrived. Sign-ups now open in Highland Creek. Learn more}}</ref>', 236 => '<br />On October 4, 2016, sign-ups opened in Prosperity Village.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=googlefiber|author=GFiber|number=783339903002173441|date=October 4, 2016|title=Hello, Prosperity Village. Google Fiber has arrived. Check your address}}</ref>', 237 => '', 238 => '===Atlanta===', 239 => 'In the original announcement of 2015, the following areas were announced:<ref name="2015 announcements">{{cite web |first=Dennis |last=Kish |title=Google Fiber is coming to Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville and Raleigh-Durham |url=https://fiber.googleblog.com/2015/01/google-fiber-is-coming-to-atlanta.html |website=Official Google Fiber Blog |date=January 27, 2015 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=January 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121072347/https://fiber.googleblog.com/2015/01/google-fiber-is-coming-to-atlanta.html |url-status=live }}</ref>', 240 => '* [[Avondale Estates, Georgia|Avondale Estates]]', 241 => '* [[Brookhaven, Georgia|Brookhaven]]', 242 => '* [[Castleberry Hill]]', 243 => '* [[College Park, Georgia|College Park]]', 244 => '* [[Decatur, Georgia|Decatur]]', 245 => '* [[East Point, Georgia|East Point]]', 246 => '* [[Hapeville, Georgia|Hapeville]]', 247 => '* [[Sandy Springs, Georgia|Sandy Springs]]', 248 => '* [[Smyrna, Georgia|Smyrna]]', 249 => '* [[Vine City]]', 250 => '', 251 => 'In August 2016, sign-ups were opened.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://atlanta.curbed.com/2016/8/10/12418522/google-fiber-atlanta-sign-up|title=Google Fiber hits Atlanta, and you can (maybe) get it|website=Curbed.com|date=August 10, 2016|access-date=January 4, 2018|archive-date=October 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027132318/https://atlanta.curbed.com/2016/8/10/12418522/google-fiber-atlanta-sign-up|url-status=live}}</ref>', 252 => '', 253 => '===Research Triangle, Raleigh–Durham, North Carolina===', 254 => 'In the original announcement of 2015, the following areas of the [[Research Triangle]] of [[Raleigh–Durham, North Carolina]], were announced:<ref name="2015 announcements"/>', 255 => '* [[Cary, North Carolina|Cary]]', 256 => '* [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill]]', 257 => '* [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]]', 258 => '* [[Garner, North Carolina|Garner]]', 259 => '* [[Morrisville, North Carolina|Morrisville]]', 260 => '* [[Raleigh]]', 261 => 'On September 13, 2016, sign-ups opened.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/techflash/2016/09/its-here-where-google-fiber-is-starting-its.html |title=Lauren K. Ohnesorge (September 12, 2016). It's Here: Where Google Fiber is starting its Triangle service - Triangle Business Journal |access-date=October 27, 2016 |archive-date=January 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106063617/https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/techflash/2016/09/its-here-where-google-fiber-is-starting-its.html |url-status=live }}</ref>', 262 => '', 263 => '===Nashville, Tennessee===', 264 => 'The areas initially announced in February 2015 were:<ref name="2015 announcements"/>', 265 => '* [[Oak Hill, Tennessee|Oak Hill]]', 266 => '* [[Forest Hills, Tennessee|Forest Hills]]', 267 => '* [[Berry Hill, Tennessee|Berry Hill]]', 268 => '* [[Belle Meade, Tennessee|Belle Meade]]', 269 => '', 270 => 'As of December 2016, construction is underway.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fiber.google.com/cities/nashville/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20161207154114/https://fiber.google.com/cities/nashville/|url-status=dead|title=Fiber is coming to Nashville – Sign up for updates|date=December 7, 2016|archive-date=December 7, 2016|website=Google.com|access-date=January 4, 2018}}</ref> Sign-ups are open.', 271 => '', 272 => 'As of August 2017, Google Fiber announced that the Sylvan Park neighborhood in West Nashville had Google Fiber service officially operating, making Nashville a city currently with Google Fiber service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nashvillepublicradio.org/post/one-nashville-neighborhood-finally-gets-google-fiber-theres-high-speed-competition#stream/0|title=One Nashville Neighborhood Finally Gets Google Fiber, But There's High-Speed Competition|first=Emily|last=Siner|website=NashvillePublicRadio.org|access-date=January 4, 2018|archive-date=December 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205184120/http://www.nashvillepublicradio.org/post/one-nashville-neighborhood-finally-gets-google-fiber-theres-high-speed-competition#stream/0|url-status=dead}}</ref>', 273 => '', 274 => '===Huntsville, Alabama===', 275 => 'On February 22, 2016, Google announced that Google Fiber would expand into [[Huntsville, Alabama]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fiber.googleblog.com/2016/02/huntsville.html|title=Working with Huntsville to connect more people|last=Szuchmacher|first=Jill|date=February 22, 2016|website=Official Google Fiber Blog|access-date=March 25, 2017|archive-date=January 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116120122/https://fiber.googleblog.com/2016/02/huntsville.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Google Fiber announced it would start offering high-speed Internet, TV and telephone service in north Huntsville on May 23, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2017/05/google_fiber_starts_serving_hu.html|title=Google Fiber starts serving Huntsville customers today|last1=Roop|first1=Lee|website=al.com|date=May 23, 2017|access-date=June 5, 2019|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112022415/https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2017/05/google_fiber_starts_serving_hu.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ', 276 => 'On April 2, 2018, Huntsville Utilities continues to build fiber in Southeast Huntsville which have been turned over to Google fiber to service.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huntsvilleal.gov/fiber-check-huntsville-utilities/|title=Fiber Installation Check-in from Huntsville Utilities|website=huntsvilleal.gov/|date=April 2, 2018|publisher=City of Huntsville|access-date=June 5, 2019|archive-date=January 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116121404/https://www.huntsvilleal.gov/fiber-check-huntsville-utilities/|url-status=live}}</ref>', 277 => '', 278 => '=== West Des Moines, Iowa ===', 279 => 'Google Fiber announced it would start offering high-speed Internet, TV and telephone service in northeast [[West Des Moines]] on March 22, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McIntosh |first=Marcus |date=2022-03-25 |title=West Des Moines has a new high speed internet option |url=https://www.kcci.com/article/west-des-moines-iowa-has-a-new-high-speed-internet-option/39531020 |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=KCCI |language=en |archive-date=April 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422084028/https://www.kcci.com/article/west-des-moines-iowa-has-a-new-high-speed-internet-option/39531020 |url-status=live }}</ref>', 280 => '', 281 => '==Announced future locations==', 282 => '', 283 => '===Utah===', 284 => '* [[Woods Cross, Utah|Woods Cross]]: On July 26, 2021, Google announced that Google Fiber would expand into Woods Cross, Utah. This service will be available to Woods Cross City residents in spring of 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Woods Cross Google Fiber FAQ |date=July 26, 2021 |url=https://www.woodscross.com/vertical/sites/%7B1E8AA2ED-77CC-41F1-8DA8-74322646B85C%7D/uploads/Woods_Cross_City_Google_Fiber_FAQ.pdf |access-date=February 25, 2022 |archive-date=February 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226071724/https://www.woodscross.com/vertical/sites/%7B1E8AA2ED-77CC-41F1-8DA8-74322646B85C%7D/uploads/Woods_Cross_City_Google_Fiber_FAQ.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>', 285 => '* [[South Jordan, Utah|South Jordan]]: On October 8, 2021, Google announced that Google Fiber would expand into South Jordan, Utah. The goal is to have "service in some areas in early 2022".<ref>{{cite web |title=South Jordan to get Google Fiber |date=October 8, 2021 |url=https://www.sjc.utah.gov/south-jordan-to-get-google-fiber/ |access-date=October 11, 2021 |archive-date=October 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011063850/https://www.sjc.utah.gov/south-jordan-to-get-google-fiber/ |url-status=live }}</ref>', 286 => '* [[Springville, Utah|Springville]]: On October 20, 2021, Google announced that Google Fiber would expand into Springville, Utah. Construction is expected to begin in spring 2022 and last through 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Google Fiber Coming to Springville in 2022 |date=October 20, 2021 |url=https://www.springville.org/google-fiber/ |access-date=October 20, 2021 |archive-date=October 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020173037/https://www.springville.org/google-fiber/ |url-status=live }}</ref>', 287 => '* [[Riverton, UT|Riverton]]: On December 14, 2021, Google announced that Google Fiber would expand into Riverton, Utah. Construction is expected to begin in the second half of 2022, and they expect "to start serving customers in Riverton in late 2022 or early 2023."<ref>{{cite web |title=Google Fiber Expanding To Riverton, Utah |date=December 14, 2021 |url=https://www.rivertonutah.gov/blog_detail_T55_R225.php?page=/newsroom.php&section=blog |access-date=July 14, 2022 |archive-date=July 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714072157/https://www.rivertonutah.gov/blog_detail_T55_R225.php?page=/newsroom.php&section=blog |url-status=live }}</ref>', 288 => '* [[Draper, Utah|Draper]]: On February 2, 2022, Google announced that Google Fiber would expand into Draper, Utah. Infrastructure construction will begin in spring 2022 with an estimated completion time of one year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Google Fiber expanding to another Utah city (Draper) |date=February 2, 2022 |url=https://www.abc4.com/news/google-fiber-expanding-to-another-utah-city/ |access-date=February 25, 2022 |archive-date=February 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226071721/https://www.abc4.com/news/google-fiber-expanding-to-another-utah-city/ |url-status=live }}</ref>', 289 => '* [[West Jordan, Utah|West Jordan]]: On February 24, 2022, Google announced that Google Fiber would expand into West Jordan, Utah. Construction is slated to begin later in 2022, with the first West Jordan customers expected to come online around early 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Google Fiber expanding to another Utah city (West Jordan) |date=February 24, 2022 |url=https://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/google-fiber-expands-to-another-utah-city/ |access-date=February 25, 2022 |archive-date=February 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226053455/https://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/google-fiber-expands-to-another-utah-city/ |url-status=live }}</ref>', 290 => '', 291 => '===California expansion===', 292 => '<!-- Still operating in Palo Alto as described earlier in the article? -->', 293 => 'On January 27, 2015, Google announced that Google Fiber would expand into additional markets:<ref name="2015 announcements"/>', 294 => '* [[Southern California]]', 295 => '** [[Long Beach]]', 296 => '** [[Huntington Beach]] ([[Orange County, California|Orange County]])', 297 => '', 298 => '=== San Antonio, Texas ===', 299 => 'On April 14, 2016, Google sent a blast email to early adopters of Google Fiber announcing that they were indeed behind the visible construction across [[San Antonio, Texas]].<ref>[https://fiber.google.com/cities/sanantonio/</ref> A few details were given about the vast extent of the construction that was being undertaken, Google was in the process of deploying about 4,000 linear miles (6,500&nbsp;km) of fiber-optic cable throughout [[San Antonio]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://fiber.google.com/cities/sanantonio/ |title=Google Fiber is coming to San Antonio – Sign up for updates |website=fiber.google.com |access-date=April 17, 2016 |archive-date=January 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121072625/https://fiber.google.com/cities/sanantonio/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In advance of the imminent deployment of the new fiber network the direct competitors of Google Fiber, [[AT&T U-verse|AT&T U-Verse]], [[Time Warner Cable]], and [[Grande Communications]], dropped prices and increased the speeds of their networks. San Antonio, the seventh-largest city in the nation, was the largest project that Google Fiber had taken on to date.<!-- Still true as of when? -->', 300 => '', 301 => 'On August 5, 2015, expansion into San Antonio was announced.<ref>{{cite web |first=Mark |last=Strama |title=Everything's faster in Texas: Google Fiber is coming to San Antonio |url=https://fiber.googleblog.com/2015/08/san-antonio-fiber.html |website=Official Google Fiber Blog |date=August 5, 2015 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108094026/https://fiber.googleblog.com/2015/08/san-antonio-fiber.html |url-status=live }}</ref> As of December 2016, construction was underway.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fiber.google.com/cities/sanantonio/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20161207152333/https://fiber.google.com/cities/sanantonio/|url-status=dead|title=Fiber is coming to San Antonio – Sign up for updates|date=December 7, 2016|archive-date=December 7, 2016|website=Google.com|access-date=January 4, 2018}}</ref> However, in January 2017, construction was halted pending concerns about the placement of Google Fiber huts in city parks.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Flahive|first1=Paul|date=January 12, 2017|title=San Antonio Pushes Pause on Google Fiber Deployment|url=http://tpr.org/post/san-antonio-pushes-pause-google-fiber-deployment#stream/0|website=Texas Public Radio|access-date=January 4, 2018|archive-date=November 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111205943/https://www.tpr.org/technology-entrepreneurship/2017-01-12/san-antonio-pushes-pause-on-google-fiber-deployment#stream/0|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Zielinski|first=Alex|date=January 13, 2017|title=City Stalls Google Fiber Rollout, Blames Google|url=https://www.sacurrent.com/the-daily/archives/2017/01/13/city-stalls-google-fiber-rollout-blames-google|website=SACurrent.com|publisher=San Antonio Current|access-date=January 4, 2018|archive-date=October 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024144105/https://www.sacurrent.com/the-daily/archives/2017/01/13/city-stalls-google-fiber-rollout-blames-google|url-status=dead}}</ref> Mayor [[Ivy Taylor]] expressed commitment to working with Google to address community concerns and allow the project to continue.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gonzales|first1=Charles|date=January 12, 2017|title=City halts huts for Google fiber; mayoral candidates weigh-in|url=http://www.ksat.com/news/city-halts-huts-for-google-fiber-mayoral-candidates-weigh-in|website=KSAT 12|publisher=Graham Media Group|access-date=January 4, 2018|archive-date=January 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116115018/https://www.ksat.com/news/2017/01/13/city-halts-huts-for-google-fiber-mayoral-candidates-weigh-in/|url-status=live}}</ref>', 302 => '', 303 => 'As of May 9, 2019, Google Fiber had micro-trenched 600 miles of fiber in San Antonio neighborhoods. City staff said the majority was on the far Northwest and Northeast sides, including the pilot area in the Westover Hills neighborhood. After closing service in Louisville, Kentucky, the company said it learned from its challenges and refined its micro-trenching program to go deeper. According to the company, its Louisville microtrenching was as shallow as two inches. City staff said San Antonio's trenching depth was 6–8 inches.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Flahive |first1=Paul |title=Google Fiber Says Goodbye In Kentucky, But Soldiers On In San Antonio |url=https://www.tpr.org/post/google-fiber-says-goodbye-kentucky-soldiers-san-antonio |website=tpr.org |date=February 8, 2019 |publisher=Texas Public Radio |access-date=June 5, 2019 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112031927/https://www.tpr.org/technology-entrepreneurship/2019-02-08/google-fiber-says-goodbye-in-kentucky-but-soldiers-on-in-san-antonio |url-status=live }}</ref>', 304 => '', 305 => '==Closed and former locations==', 306 => '', 307 => '===Louisville, Kentucky===', 308 => 'In April 2017, Google announced that Google Fiber would start construction in Louisville, Kentucky.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Shafer|first1=Sheldon S.|title=Google Fiber confirms it will wire Louisville|url=http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2017/04/26/google-fiber-confirms-wire-louisville/100888548/|access-date=July 7, 2017|work=Courier-Journal|date=April 26, 2017|archive-date=February 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221215915/https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2017/04/26/google-fiber-confirms-wire-louisville/100888548/|url-status=live}}</ref> Google Fiber got the service to sections of Louisville in five months after it first announced that it would be coming to the city—faster than it had ever deployed before—by using shallow trenching.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|last1=Forrest|first1=Conner|date=October 20, 2017|title=Google Fiber is using a secret weapon to outpace AT&T and other gigabit competitors|url=https://www.techrepublic.com/article/google-fiber-is-using-a-secret-weapon-to-outpace-at-t-and-other-gigabit-competitors/|website=TechRepublic|access-date=January 3, 2018|archive-date=July 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701234713/https://www.techrepublic.com/article/google-fiber-is-using-a-secret-weapon-to-outpace-at-t-and-other-gigabit-competitors/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite web|last1=Krauth|first1=Olivia|date=December 11, 2017|title=How Google Fiber turned 2017 into its comeback year|url=https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-google-fiber-turned-2017-into-its-comeback-year/|website=TechRepublic|access-date=January 3, 2018|archive-date=January 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121222353/https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-google-fiber-turned-2017-into-its-comeback-year/|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2019 Google announced it would shut down service on April 15.<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/7/18215743/google-fiber-leaving-louisville-service-ending Google Fiber is leaving Louisville in humiliating setback] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112035622/https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/7/18215743/google-fiber-leaving-louisville-service-ending |date=November 12, 2020 }}. The Verge. February 7, 2019.</ref> Prior to departing, Google Fiber service was criticized for disruptive infrastructure installations and poor workmanship.<ref name="Louisville Goodbye">{{cite web|last1=Leskin|first1=Paige|date=February 7, 2019|title=Google Fiber is shutting down its super-high speed internet service in Louisville after residents complained that it left exposed cables in the streets|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/google-fiber-louisville-shutdown-2019-2|website=TechInsider, A Part of Business Insider|access-date=February 10, 2019|archive-date=January 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121003830/https://www.businessinsider.com/google-fiber-louisville-shutdown-2019-2|url-status=live}}</ref> Google agreed to pay $3.8 million for clean up.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/04/google-fiber-exits-louisville-pays-city-3-8m-to-clean-up-the-mess-it-left/|title=Google Fiber exits Louisville, pays city $3.8M to clean up the mess it left|last=Brodkin|first=Jon|date=April 16, 2019|website=Ars Technica|language=en-us|access-date=April 17, 2019|archive-date=November 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107224223/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/04/google-fiber-exits-louisville-pays-city-3-8m-to-clean-up-the-mess-it-left/|url-status=live}}</ref>', 309 => '', 310 => '==Possible future expansion==', 311 => '', 312 => '=== 2014 ===', 313 => 'In February 2014, Google announced it had "invited cities in nine metro areas around the U.S.—34 cities altogether—to work with us to explore what it would take to bring them Google Fiber."<ref name="NineMetros">{{cite web |first=Milo |last=Medin |title=Exploring new cities for Google Fiber |url=https://googleblog.blogspot.no/2014/02/exploring-new-cities-for-google-fiber.html |website=Official Google Blog |date=February 19, 2014 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=December 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214123210/https://blog.google/alphabet/exploring-new-cities-for-google-fiber/ |url-status=live }}</ref>', 314 => '', 315 => 'The remaining [[List of metropolitan areas of the United States|metropolitan areas]] where Fiber has not yet begun constructing are: [[Phoenix metropolitan area|Phoenix]], [[Portland metropolitan area|Portland]], [[Greater San Antonio|San Antonio]] and [[Silicon Valley|San Jose]].<ref name="NineMetros"/> Of these, the following have yet to be selected by Google for fiber deployments:<ref name="newcities2014">{{cite web |url=https://fiber.google.com/newcities/ |title=The future of Fiber |date=February 19, 2014 |access-date=February 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909073528/https://fiber.google.com/newcities/ |archive-date=September 9, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>', 316 => '* Arizona – [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]], [[Scottsdale, Arizona|Scottsdale]], [[Tempe, Arizona|Tempe]]. These plans were put on hold in October 2016.<ref name="Pause"/>', 317 => '* California – These plans were put on hold in October 2016.<ref name="Pause"/>', 318 => '** [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]', 319 => '** [[Santa Clara, California|Santa Clara]]', 320 => '** [[Sunnyvale, California|Sunnyvale]]', 321 => '** [[Mountain View, California|Mountain View]]', 322 => '** [[Palo Alto, California|Palo Alto]]', 323 => '* Oregon – [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Beaverton, Oregon|Beaverton]], [[Hillsboro, Oregon|Hillsboro]], [[Gresham, Oregon|Gresham]], [[Lake Oswego, Oregon|Lake Oswego]], [[Tigard, Oregon|Tigard]] These plans were put on hold in October 2016.<ref name="Pause"/>', 324 => '', 325 => 'On April 15, 2014, Google began polling business users on their need for gigabit service, saying they would be "conducting a pilot program where we'll connect a limited number of small businesses to our network".<ref name="Google">{{cite web |title=Google Fiber – Questionnaire for small business |url=https://services.google.com/fb/forms/fiberforsmallbusiness/ |access-date=April 15, 2014 |archive-date=March 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305183819/https://services.google.com/fb/forms/fiberforsmallbusiness/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>', 326 => '', 327 => '=== 2015 ===', 328 => 'On September 10, 2015, Google tweeted<ref>{{cite tweet|user=googlefiber|author=GFiber|number=642033385620140032|date=September 10, 2015|title=We're exploring bringing a super fast network to Irvine, Louisville & San Diego. Learn more}}</ref> that it was exploring the possibility of adding Irvine and [[San Diego, California]], as future expansion cities.', 329 => '', 330 => 'On October 28, 2015, Jill Szuchmacher, Google Fiber Director of Expansion, announced ongoing negotiations with local governments in [[Jacksonville, Florida]], [[Tampa, Florida]], and [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]]. Szuchmacher stated that Google is interested in the installation of Google Fiber networks in each of the cities and that construction could take up to eighteen months once the project is underway.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Google Fiber begins negotiations to lay super-fast Internet network in Jacksonville |url=http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2015-10-28/story/google-fiber-begins-negotiations-lay-super-fast-internet-network |website=jacksonville.com |access-date=October 29, 2015 |archive-date=January 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121215708/https://www.jacksonville.com/news/metro/2015-10-28/story/google-fiber-begins-negotiations-lay-super-fast-internet-network |url-status=live }}</ref> In October 2016, those plans were put on hold.<ref name="Pause">{{cite web |first=Jon |last=Brodkin |title=Google Fiber division cuts staff by 9%, "pauses" fiber plans in 11 cities |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/10/google-fiber-laying-off-9-of-staff-will-pause-plans-for-10-cities/ |website=[[Ars Technica]] |publisher=[[Condé Nast]] |date=October 26, 2016 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=December 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223102903/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/10/google-fiber-laying-off-9-of-staff-will-pause-plans-for-10-cities/ |url-status=live }}</ref>', 331 => '', 332 => 'On December 8, 2015, the Seattle City Council's Director of Communications replied to a tweet indicating that the city was in the process of applying for Google Fiber service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://exstreamist.com/seattle-city-council-applies-for-google-fiber/|title=Seattle City Council Applies for Google Fiber|website=Exstreamist.com|date=December 8, 2015|access-date=January 4, 2018|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108091528/https://exstreamist.com/seattle-city-council-applies-for-google-fiber/|url-status=live}}</ref> On December 8, 2015, Jill Szuchmacher said the company will work with [[Chicago]] city leaders to collect information and study factors that could affect construction of Google Fiber.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Google Fiber superfast Internet service may come to Chicago |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-google-fiber-chicago-bsi-20151208-story.html |website=chicagotribune.com |access-date=February 24, 2016 |first=Blue |last=Sky |date=December 8, 2015 |archive-date=April 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415014511/https://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-google-fiber-chicago-bsi-20151208-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>', 333 => '', 334 => '===2016===', 335 => 'On June 14, 2016, Jill Szuchmacher said the company will work with [[Dallas]] mayor [[Mike Rawlings]] to try to bring another hub to Texas.<ref>{{cite web |first=Jill |last=Szuchmacher |title=Exploring Dallas for Google Fiber |url=https://fiber.googleblog.com/2016/06/exploring-dallas-for-google-fiber.html |website=Official Google Fiber Blog |date=June 14, 2016 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108125758/https://fiber.googleblog.com/2016/06/exploring-dallas-for-google-fiber.html |url-status=live }}</ref>', 336 => '', 337 => 'In October 2016, all expansion plans were put on hold and some jobs were cut.<ref name="Pause"/> Google Fiber will continue to provide service in the cities where it is already installed.', 338 => '', 339 => '===2017===', 340 => 'In 2017 Google Fiber launched in three new cities: Huntsville, Alabama; Louisville, Kentucky; and San Antonio, Texas.<ref name="auto1"/> It also began to heavily rely on shallow trenching, a new method of laying cables that cuts a small groove in the street or sidewalk, lays the fiber in that groove, and backfills it with a special epoxy, to expedite the construction process.<ref name="auto"/> In at least one case, cables were buried too shallow and were ripped up by repaving.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.wsmv.com/story/38536214/google-fiber-thrill-turns-to-apprehension-for-neighbors |title= Google fiber thrill turns to apprehension for neighbors |last= Finley |first= Jeremy |date= June 29, 2018 |website= WSMV |access-date= July 2, 2018 |quote= Five months later, the News4 I-Team found that in six neighborhoods in Nashville, the lines were buried so close to the surface that they were torn apart during repaving and customers lost service for days. |archive-date= July 2, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180702122211/http://www.wsmv.com/story/38536214/google-fiber-thrill-turns-to-apprehension-for-neighbors |url-status= dead }}</ref>', 341 => '', 342 => '==Acquisition of Webpass==', 343 => 'On June 22, 2016, Google Fiber bought Webpass, an [[Internet service provider]] that has been in business for 13 years and specializes in high-speed Internet for business and residential customers. They have a large presence{{Clarify|reason=vague|date=January 2018}} in California and specifically the [[Bay Area]] as well as [[San Diego]], [[Miami]], [[Miami Beach]], [[Coral Gables, Florida|Coral Gables]], Chicago, [[Denver]], and [[Boston]]. The deal closed in October 2016.<ref>{{cite web |first=Jon |last=Russell |title=Google Fiber is buying high-speed internet provider Webpass |url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/06/22/google-fiber-is-buying-high-speed-internet-provider-webpass/ |website=[[TechCrunch]] |publisher=[[AOL]] |date=June 22, 2016 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108093821/https://techcrunch.com/2016/06/22/google-fiber-is-buying-high-speed-internet-provider-webpass/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Jon |last=Brodkin |title=Google Fiber is now a fiber and wireless ISP |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/10/google-fiber-now-owns-a-wireless-isp-but-isnt-giving-up-on-fiber/ |website=[[Ars Technica]] |publisher=[[Condé Nast]] |date=October 3, 2016 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=January 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121061628/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/10/google-fiber-now-owns-a-wireless-isp-but-isnt-giving-up-on-fiber/ |url-status=live }}</ref>', 344 => '', 345 => '==Technical specifications==', 346 => '[[File:GFiber FCC Broadband Label.png|alt=GFiber FCC Broadband Label|thumb|237x237px|Broadband Consumer Label]]', 347 => 'Google Fiber provides an Internet connection speed of up to eight [[gigabits per second]] (8,000 Mbit/s) for download and eight [[gigabit per second]] (8,000 Mbit/s) upload.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fiber.google.com/about/ |title=Google Fiber |access-date=June 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130325150505/http://fiber.google.com/about/ |archive-date=March 25, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Google Fiber says its original 1 Gbps download service allows for the download of a full movie in less than two minutes.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://whatisusa.info/google-wants-to-expand-its-ultrafast-internet-in-usa/ |title=Google Wants To Expand Its Ultrafast Internet In USA |publisher=What is USA News |date=February 21, 2014 |access-date=September 12, 2013 |archive-date=January 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105180423/http://whatisusa.info/google-wants-to-expand-its-ultrafast-internet-in-usa/ |url-status=live }}</ref>', 348 => '', 349 => '[https://www.fcc.gov/broadbandlabels FCC Broadband Consumer Label]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Broadband Consumer Labels |url=https://www.fcc.gov/broadbandlabels |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=www.fcc.gov |language=en}}</ref> The GFiber Nutrition Label was created because the FCC will soon require all internet providers to display their product info in a standardized format. We have always believed in being transparent with our products and pricing, so we’ve launched an initial version of the label before this FCC requirement goes into effect.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GFiber Nutrition Label - Google Fiber Help |url=https://support.google.com/fiber/answer/14119068 |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=support.google.com}}</ref>', 350 => '', 351 => 'With the FCC requirement of nutrition labels, all internet providers will be required to be more transparent with their fees, promotional pricing and typical speeds and latency.', 352 => '', 353 => '==Prohibition of servers==', 354 => 'When first launched, Google Fiber's terms of service stated that its subscribers were not allowed to create any type of [[server (computing)|server]]:', 355 => '"Your Google Fiber account is for your use and the reasonable use of your guests. Unless you have a written agreement with Google Fiber permitting you do so, you should not host any type of server using your Google Fiber connection, use your Google Fiber account to provide a large number of people with Internet access, or use your Google Fiber account to provide commercial services to third parties (including, but not limited to, selling Internet access to third parties)."<ref>{{cite web |first=Ryan |last=Singel |title=Now That It's in the Broadband Game, Google Flip-Flops on Network Neutrality |url=https://www.wired.com/2013/07/google-neutrality/ |website=[[Wired (website)|Wired]] |date=July 30, 2017 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=December 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220212417/https://www.wired.com/2013/07/google-neutrality/ |url-status=live }}</ref>', 356 => '', 357 => 'The [[Electronic Frontier Foundation]] criticized the practice, noting the ambiguity of the word "server" which might include such common application protocols as [[BitTorrent]], and [[Spotify]], as well as the effect of and on IPv6 adoption due its lack of [[network address translation|NAT]] technical limitations on network servers, but also noted similar prohibitions from other ISPs such as [[Comcast]], [[Verizon]], [[Cox Communications|Cox]], and [[AT&T]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Google Fiber Continues Awful ISP Tradition of Banning 'Servers' |first=Dan |last=Auerbach |publisher=[[Electronic Frontier Foundation]] |date=August 12, 2013 |url=https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/08/google-fiber-continues-awful-isp-tradition-banning-servers |access-date=August 14, 2013 |archive-date=November 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111223111/https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/08/google-fiber-continues-awful-isp-tradition-banning-servers |url-status=live }}</ref>', 358 => '', 359 => 'In October 2013, the [[acceptable use policy]] for Google Fiber was modified to allow "personal, non-commercial use of servers".<ref>{{cite news |title=Google Fiber has changed its terms of service and now allows servers for non-commercial use. |first=John |last=Fenley |publisher=GoogleProtest.com |date=October 15, 2013 |url=http://googleprotest.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017132626/http://crossies.com/pissed.html |archive-date=October 17, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Jon |last=Brodkin |title=Google Fiber now explicitly permits home servers |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/10/google-fiber-now-explicitly-permits-home-servers/ |website=[[Ars Technica]] |publisher=[[Condé Nast]] |date=October 15, 2013 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=December 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223231635/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/10/google-fiber-now-explicitly-permits-home-servers |url-status=live }}</ref>', 360 => '', 361 => '==April Fools' hoaxes==', 362 => '{{See also|List of Google April Fools' Day jokes}}', 363 => '', 364 => 'On [[April Fools' Day]] 2007, Google hosted a signup for Google TiSP offering "a fully functional, end-to-end system that provides in-home wireless access by connecting your commode-based TiSP wireless router to one of the thousands of TiSP Access Nodes via fiber-optic cable strung through your local municipal sewage lines."<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome to Google TiSP |publisher=Google |date=April 1, 2007 |url=https://www.google.com/tisp/index.html |access-date=August 6, 2014 |archive-date=January 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108010003/https://archive.google.com/tisp/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>', 365 => '', 366 => 'On April Fools' Day 2012, Google Fiber announced that their product was an edible Google Fiber bar instead of fiber-optic Internet broadband. It is stated that the Google Fiber bar delivers "what the body needs to sustain activity, energy, and productivity."<ref name=googlefiber>{{cite web |title=Introducing the Google Fiber Bar |format=video |publisher=Google |date=April 1, 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re0VRK6ouwI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/re0VRK6ouwI |archive-date=December 15, 2021 |url-status=live|via=YouTube |access-date=May 5, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref>', 367 => '', 368 => 'On April Fools' Day 2013, Google Fiber announced the introduction of Google Fiber to the Pole. The description provided was "Google Fiber to the Pole provides ubiquitous gigabit connectivity to fiberhoods across Kansas City. This latest innovation in Google Fiber technology enables users to access Google Fiber's ultrafast gigabit speeds even when they are out and about." Clicking on the "Learn more" and "Find a pole near you" buttons displayed a message reading "April Fool's! While Fiber Poles don't exist, we are working on a bunch of cool stuff that does. Keep posted on all things Fiber by checking out our blog."<ref name="FiberPoles">{{cite web |title=Google Fiber to the Pole |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcgWRpQP6ds |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/qcgWRpQP6ds |archive-date=December 15, 2021 |url-status=live|format=video |publisher=Google Fiber |via=YouTube |date=March 31, 2013 |access-date=August 6, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref>', 369 => '', 370 => 'The April Fools' Day 2014 prank was an announcement of ''Coffee To The Home'', using a spout on the fiber jack where the service enters the customer's home to deliver customized coffee drinks.<ref name=Fools2014>{{cite web |title=Introducing Coffee to the Home |format=video |publisher=Google Fiber |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2JBFlW--UU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/U2JBFlW--UU |archive-date=December 15, 2021 |url-status=live|via=YouTube |date=April 1, 2014 |access-date=April 1, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref>', 371 => '', 372 => 'On April Fools' Day 2015, Google Fiber announced Dial-Up Mode for people who prefer slower Internet. It reaches speeds up to 56k and helps people get back to real life more often.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTTtkisylQw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/XTTtkisylQw |archive-date=December 15, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Introducing Dial-Up Mode |format=video |publisher=Google Fiber |via=[[YouTube]] |date=April 1, 2015 |access-date=April 1, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>', 373 => '', 374 => 'For the 2016 April Fools' Day joke, Google Fiber announced it was "exploring 1 billion times faster speeds".<ref>{{cite web |first=Pál |last=Takácsi |title=Exploring 1 billion times faster speeds |url=https://fiber.googleblog.com/2016/04/1billiontimesfaster.html |website=Official Google Fiber Blog |date=April 1, 2016 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=January 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121214442/https://fiber.googleblog.com/2016/04/1billiontimesfaster.html |url-status=live }}</ref>', 375 => '', 376 => '==Reactions==', 377 => '''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine has claimed that rather than wanting to actually operate as an [[Internet service provider]], the company was just hoping to shame the major cable operators into improving their service so that Google searches could be done faster. Google has neither confirmed nor denied this claim.<ref name="autogenerated1"/>', 378 => '', 379 => 'AT&T and other Internet service providers have launched their own gigabit services since Google Fiber was revealed. Some cable subscribers have also had their speeds increased without additional costs.{{Citation needed|date=March 2020}}', 380 => '', 381 => 'According to a [[Goldman Sachs]] report, Google could connect approximately 830,000 homes a year at the cost of $1.25 billion a year, or a total of 7.5 million homes in nine years at a cost of slightly over $10 billion.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/eliseackerman/2013/06/14/google-fiber-could-reach-8-million-homes-by-2022/ "Google Fiber Could Reach 8 Million Homes By 2022"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112010828/https://www.forbes.com/sites/eliseackerman/2013/06/14/google-fiber-could-reach-8-million-homes-by-2022/ |date=November 12, 2020 }}, Elise Ackerman, ''[[Forbes]]'', June 14, 2013. Retrieved September 2013.</ref>', 382 => '', 383 => 'In January 2014 a bill was introduced in the [[Kansas Legislature]] (Senate Bill 304, referred to as the "Municipal Communications Network and Private Telecommunications Investment Safeguards Act") which would prevent Google Fiber from expanding further in Kansas using the model used in Kansas City.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2013_14/measures/documents/sb304_00_0000.pdf |title=Senate Bill No. 304: An Act enacting the municipal communications network and private telecommunications investment safeguards act |publisher=Kslegislature.org\accessdate=2015-06-04 |access-date=January 31, 2014 |archive-date=January 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121164839/http://kslegislature.org/li_2014/b2013_14/measures/documents/sb304_00_0000.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://tech.slashdot.org/story/14/01/31/0155202/kansas-to-nix-expansion-of-google-fiber-and-municipal-broadband |title=Kansas To Nix Expansion of Google Fiber and Municipal Broadband - Slashdot |publisher=Tech.slashdot.org |date=January 31, 2014 |access-date=February 20, 2014 |archive-date=March 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316105213/https://tech.slashdot.org/story/14/01/31/0155202/kansas-to-nix-expansion-of-google-fiber-and-municipal-broadband |url-status=live }}</ref> The bill proposes: "Except with regard to unserved areas, a municipality may not, directly or indirectly:', 384 => '# Offer to provide to one or more subscribers, video, telecommunications or broadband service; or', 385 => '# purchase, lease, construct, maintain or operate any facility for the purpose of enabling a private business or entity to offer, provide, carry, or deliver video, telecommunications, or broadband service to one or more subscribers."', 386 => '', 387 => 'By February 2014, Senate Bill 304 (SB304) had lost momentum in the Kansas state senate, and the bill's sponsor, Kansas Cable Telecommunications Association (KCTA), indicated that it is highly unlikely that it will continue to pursue the legislation in the current legislative session.<ref>{{cite web |first=Jon |last=Brodkin |title="It's dead": Kansas municipal Internet ban was "stabbed, shot, and hanged" |url=https://arstechnica.com/business/2014/02/its-dead-kansas-municipal-internet-ban-was-stabbed-shot-and-hanged/ |website=[[Ars Technica]] |publisher=[[Condé Nast]] |date=February 20, 2014 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-date=January 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127233305/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/02/its-dead-kansas-municipal-internet-ban-was-stabbed-shot-and-hanged/ |url-status=live }}</ref>', 388 => '', 389 => '==See also==', 390 => '* [[Google WiFi]], Google's municipal wireless network', 391 => '* [[Project Loon]], Google's research project aiming to provide Internet access to rural and remote areas via high-altitude balloons', 392 => '* [[List of multiple-system operators]]', 393 => '', 394 => '==Notes==', 395 => '{{reflist|group=note}}', 396 => '', 397 => '==References==', 398 => '{{Reflist|30em}}', 399 => '', 400 => '==External links==', 401 => '{{Commons category}}', 402 => '* {{official website|https://fiber.google.com/about/}}', 403 => ':* {{Official website|https://webpass.net/|name=WebPass}} (Acquired)', 404 => '* {{YouTube|u=googlefiberofficial|Google Fiber}}', 405 => '', 406 => '{{Alphabet Inc.}}', 407 => '{{Internet service providers of the United States}}', 408 => '{{CATV USA}}', 409 => '{{United States wireless communications service providers}}', 410 => '' ]