KCMO, KCK extend Google relationship to grant for brownfields
It seems unlikely, but high speed Internet and polluted brownfields meshed Thursday at the Google Fiber Space in Westport.
The partnership that Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas formed to attract Google made that the appropriate ...
Google Fiber update: Midtown sign-up dates and progress
Residents around Midtown report seeing utility workers installing new fiber lines in their yards and along the streets.
Installation of the Google Fiber network, begun last year in Kansas City, Kansas, has started on the Missouri side of the ...
Google Fiber installing in 11 Midtown fiberhoods
Google Fiber installation trucks spotted in Valentine this week.
It has been a while since we checked in on the progress of Google Fiber, so here’s an update.
Installation is in progress in several fiberhoods (remember those are areas, ...
KC reaction to Google turning “eyes of the world on us”
The Google Fiber headquarters.
“I wish I could convey how much the eyes of the world are on us,” Mike Burke told a crowd at Crown Center last week.
Burke says delegations from such far-flung places as Barcelona, Moscow and Singapore arrive ...
What happened to the 39th Street trees?
Business owners on 39th Street and nearby residents met today to protest what they call the butchering of trees along 39th Street near Genessee.
Many of those at the meeting believe Google cut the trees in preparation for hanging line for its ...
Look out for Google Fiber tree scam
One of the contractors working on Google Fiber installation has alerted us to a potential scam.
Par Electrical Contractor says a woman near 59th and Grand was approached by a man who said he was working for Google. He said he was inspecting ...
Google Fiber Updates: HBO and Cinemax
Google Fiber tells us it has added some new channels to its cable lineup. The Google Fiber TV package now includes HBO, Cinemax and a premium package including STARZ, Showtime, HBO and Cinemax.
Prices range from an additional $10 a month for ...
Nonprofit fighting the digital divide opens Westport Road office
“I believe we are focusing on the next big issue in social justice,” Connecting for Good’s Michael Liimatta says, referring to the digital divide between internet haves and have nots. His group has just opened a facility on Westport Road, ...
Google Fiber announces deadlines for first Missouri fiberhoods
Google Fiber is getting ready to come to the Missouri side of the state line, and that means folks have to start making some decisions about whether they’ll switch.
Google has now announced the signup deadline dates for eight fiberhoods (Google’s ...
What will happen when Google Fiber comes to Midtown?
This spring, the first neighborhoods in Kansas City, Missouri will begin to be connected to Google Fiber. This map shows “fiberhoods” that are waiting for the service to be installed. Already neighborhoods just across the state line ...
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