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Google Fiber To Launch In Austin, Texas In December

Posted by samzenpus on from the setting-a-date dept.

retroworks writes WSJ blog reports on Austin, the third city to get fiber-optic high speed internet networks laid down by Google (Kansas City and Provo, UT were the first and second). The service averages 1 gigabit per second, about 100X the average US household speed, and costs $70-120 per month (depending on television). Google promotes the roll-outs by holding "rallies" in small neighborhoods. The sign-up process starts in December, focusing on south and southeastern parts of Austin, a Google spokeswoman said Wednesday. It was announced that fiber was coming to Austin back in April.

2 of 88 comments (clear)

  1. Looking forward to the year 2174 A.D. by BenJeremy · · Score: 4, Funny

    The year they finally get around to having 10% of the country wired for fiber.

  2. Re:I thought this said Australia by Sulphur · · Score: 3, Funny

    Structured Highspeed Internet Technology, Mate.