Is Google Bringing Its Internet Service To a City Near You?
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- 1. Is Google Bringing Its Internet Service To a City Near You?
- 2. You may have heard that Google offers a super fast Internet service, called Google Fiber.
- 3. Fiber’s maximum upload and download speeds are 1 gigabit per second…
- 4. Which is about 100 times faster than many home Internet connections.
- 5. For example, it takes just 7 seconds to download an HD movie with Fiber.
- 6. Compared to nearly 11 minutes for a 10 Mbps connection.
- 7. Fiber costs just $70 per month, while similar Internet speeds from Verizon and Comcast can cost four times that amount.
- 8. Right now the service is available in just three major metropolitan areas.
- 9. Source: Google. (Current Fiber cities are marked in blue.)
- 10. But Google says there are now 34 cities in 9 major metro areas where Fiber is coming, or potentially coming.
- 11. Take a look…
- 12. Source: Google.
- 13. And Google’s not stopping there.
- 14. The company wants its Fiber service to expand across the country because it wants more competition in the high-speed Internet space.
- 15. And it’s already working.
- 16. Comcast, Time Warner Cable, AT&T and Verizon have all lowered their ultra-fast Internet prices in cities where Fiber is available, or coming soon.
- 17. Which means that whether you have access to Google Fiber now, or it comes to your city in the future…
- 18. You may have more high-speed Internet options, and pay less money for faster speeds, because of the increased competition.
- 19. Which is a pretty sweet deal.
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