Google to Offer Google Fiber Internet in Olathe, Kansas
It's your lucky day, Olathe.
Google has been hinting at plans to expand its Google Fiber broadband service for months. Back in December Eric Schmidt said the company was trying to decide where to go next. In January, Schmidt and CEO Larry Page and CFO Patrick Pichette again talked about the possibility of expanding the experimental broadband service beyond Kansas City testbed. Yesterday, Google announced that it would be rolling out Google Fiber to Olathe, Kansas.
"A few minutes ago, the Olathe City Council approved an agreement to bring Google Fiber to their city. Olathe has become one of the fastest-growing cities in Kansas and has attracted an influx of new businesses and residents," Google said in a blog post. "They’ve all noticed what a great community Olathe is, and so have we. We think that Fiber and widespread Internet access will help to create jobs, grow local businesses, and make Olathe even stronger as it grows."
Obviously, with the agreement only approved yesterday, there's still a long way to go before the residents of Olathe see any Google Fiber action. The search giant says that once it gets the planning and engineering work underway, it will announce details of construction and pre-registration.

dohoho.
Is the Google Fiber a free or paid service? Not to sound paranoid, but the basic way google makes it's money is (as noted above) ad revenue and by selling information to ad companies. Where are the profit margins on Fiber if it's free?
They have both a basic free internet service and their 1gb internet service, they also offer an internet/tv combo which is pretty awesome too.
I wish this was more widespread, but, baby steps first.
which is pretty neat
i was being facetious.
the price is way too high at "free" with spying all the time.
Well here's hoping you get some of that sexy Google Fiber to your door. Maybe, EVENTUALLY, it'll force Crapcast and ATT to stop being overpriced and unreliable.
Maybe I should move that way...
Well here's hoping you get some of that sexy Google Fiber to your door. Maybe, EVENTUALLY, it'll force Crapcast and ATT to stop being overpriced and unreliable.
Maybe I should move that way...
Actually Comcast and ATT have been canvassing our neighborhood lately. It appears they are frightened by Google. I signed up on their website to indicate my interest in fiber so we'll see how that goes. I know Google held a town meeting style thing to answer questions and talk about requirements for service, but I missed it due to work. Comcast is flogging their Xfinity service which offers 200Mbps service and TV, but it's even more expensive than their standard package after their promotion expires. ATT has increased speeds on their UVerse as well to 50Mbps in our area as well, but their price didn't increase. Last I heard though Google was stalled in installation due to rights of ownership for the utility poles.