Kemper calls for two percent fund to close digital divide

Councilwoman and Mayor Pro Tem Cindy Circo backed the proposal announced at a digital divide forum today at the downtown library. Google moved the city forward with high speed fiber but not all of it, and forces are gathering to attack the digital ...

Leaders from across US in KC to discuss broadband fiber issues

With President Obama turning attention to broadband speed and cost, civic and community leaders from across the country are in Kansas City to discuss the impact of fiber technology. The president in a speech today is asking the F.C.C. to pre-empt ...

Google Fiber leaders KC and KCK among 31 cities pushing high speed Internet

Midtown KC Post file photo. Kansas City and KCK are part of a new national effort to find ways to use high speed Internet for public and private good, their mayors announced Monday. They are among 31 cities in Next Century Cities, a bipartisan ...

Nationwide, 15 percent of adults still spurn the Internet

Google Fiber  is arriving in the area, but even the provider of the nation’s fastest Internet has some selling to do. Fifteen percent of people 18 and older still do not use the Internet in the United States, a recent study reported. The ...

Kansas City libraries get ready for Google

Cheptoo Kositany-Buckner, deputy library director, and David LaCrone, a digital manager, say they hope to use free Google internet service to tackle the digital divide. As Google fiber trucks work Midtown, the Kansas City Public Library is working ...

New Google Fiber deadlines for Midtown

Google Fiber is reminding residents of several Midtown neighborhoods that the deadline is nearing for choosing a plan. Southmoreland North – Thursday, October 10 Westport – Thursday, October 10 Center City – Thursday, October ...

Our Google Fiber forums let you share info and ask questions

Across Midtown, people are getting connected to Google Fiber and, as they do, we’re hearing a lot of questions about what to do, when to do it, and how to do it. Since we have such a wide range of smart readers, we’ve set up a Google Fiber ...

Google responds to complaints about contractors

Photo from Fox4 report In Coleman Highlands, along Broadway and in other areas, Google has been hearing complaints about the conduct of some contractors installing Google Fiber. As Fox4 news reported yesterday, Coleman Highlands resident Meghan ...

New deadlines for Midtown Google fiberhoods

As workers are out in Midtown installing Google Fiber’s infrastructure, the company has announced new deadlines for 28 more fiberhoods (that’s what Google calls neighborhood areas of service). Folks who live in these areas need to pick ...

Tenants sought for coworking space

  This building at 1624 Westport Road is being turned into coworking space for tech startups. Just down Westport Road from the Google Fiber space, startup companies have a new place for getting started and connecting with others. According ...