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Google Fiber Targets Chicago and Los Angeles (blogspot.com)

Posted by Soulskill on from the they-don't-need-it,-come-to-my-home-town-instead dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Google announced that they have invited Chicago and Los Angeles to investigate whether the company's Fiber internet service would work there. If it works out, they would be the biggest cities to incorporate Google Fiber yet. Chicago is home to 2.7 million people, and Los Angeles has almost 4 million. Google hastens to add that this is an exploratory process, and they might not be able to bring Fiber to these cities for a number of reasons, but they're hopeful that expansion can proceed.

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  1. In Chitown - piggyback off People's Gas by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    The public natural gas utility is on a multibillion pipeline replacement/upgrade project (converting from low to medium pressure in the process) for all the gas mains in the city.

    The irony is if your gas meter is in the house they'll run a new line to an outside relocation of the meter.

    This leaves the bare pipe running inside with no gas in it; perfect for a clean fiber run to a safe, dry location.

    Seems like a perfect opportunity to lay new fiber. Google should work with them to give customers a twofer.