Google Fiber representatives are fanning out across Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas in an effort to convince more residents to pre-register for the new service. Several neighborhood groups have invited Google Fiber representatives to speak at their monthly meetings about the new ultra-fast Internet connections and television service Google is implementing here.
Many people are watching the daily statistics as “fiberhoods” compete to pre-qualify. A fiberhood is an area, in many cases smaller than a neighborhood, to which Google has give a specific name. Google has said it will provide service to those fiberhoods if a certain percentage of residents pre-register by paying a $10 fee. Different percentages are used for each fiberhood, based on the different construction costs in each one. Fiberhoods that do not pre-qualify can’t be sure they will ever get the super-fast connections that experts predict will generate new businesses and other technology innovations.
- In Kansas City, Kansas, 8 out of 74 fiberhoods have pre-qualified. In two neighborhoods, no residents have pre-registered.
- In Kansas City, Missouri, 42 out of 128 fiberhoods have pre-qualified. In six fiberhoods, no residents have pre-registered.
Check the daily statistics here
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