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Google Fiber Announced for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Updated: Jacksonville and Tampa Too)

Tim October 28, 2015 58

Announced today by city officials and Google, Oklahoma City is getting Google Fiber. Before all of OKC riots in excitement, acting as if OKC has brought home a NBA championship, do note that from what we have seen in past cities, rollout of Fiber is quite slow...

AT&T Wants to Expand Its “Ultra-Fast” Fiber Network to 100 Markets

Kellen April 21, 2014 42

Back in February, Google announced that it would entertain the idea of bringing its ultra-high speed Fiber internet to nine new markets. This morning, AT&T tried to crush that number by announcing that it would look at up to 100 new markets for its "ultra-...

Report: Google Could Launch Own Wireless Service in Fiber Cities, as MVNO Partner With Verizon

Kellen April 3, 2014 87

First it was with Dish, then Sprint, and now Verizon - Google has apparently had talks with almost everyone to potentially launch its own wireless network. According to a new report out of The Information, Big Red and Google chatted most recently about the...

Gladstone, MO Added to the Official Google Fiber List

Kellen May 14, 2013 31

Joining the likes of Provo (UT), Austin (TX), Shawnee (KS), and Raytown (MO) on the list of luckiest towns in the world is Gladstone (MO). Why is it lucky? Because it has been added to the list of official locales to receive Google Fiber in the future. Even...

Google Fiber Headed to Raytown, Missouri and Shawnee, Kansas

Tim May 3, 2013 25

City officials in Raytown, MO announced that they have struck a deal with Google to possibly bring Fiber, the 1Gbps Internet and TV service to their residents. Raytown sits just outside of Kansas City, where Fiber first took off early last year. A vote to...

Purchase Details Revealed For Google Fiber in Provo, Costs Google $1

Tim April 19, 2013 29

When Google Fiber was announced for Provo, UT, details were unknown on the total cost to Google to buy out the city's already in-place fiber optic network, iProvo. Today, details are out and it isn't as high as one might initially think. In total, Google is...

It’s Official, Google Fiber Headed to Provo, Utah

Tim April 17, 2013 60

As reported this morning, the announcement just made by Provo's mayor has confirmed that the Utah city will be the third city to sport Google Fiber. The task of bringing Fiber to Provo should not be too hard, as Google is to acquire iProvo for an undisclosed...

Next Stop For Google Fiber is Provo, Utah?

Tim April 17, 2013 85

Apparently, there is an "epic announcement" taking place this afternoon in Provo, Utah. According to reports out of the city, Google is set to announce Provo as the third area to support their 1Gbps Internet service, Google Fiber. So, what makes Provo, UT so...