Today, Google made a formal announcement with Austin, TX Mayor Lee Leffingwell that Google Fiber is indeed coming to the state capital in mid-2014. Google cites Austin’s rich artistic community and tech companies that fill the city, along with the University of Texas and the schools new medical research hospital.
Kansas City became the first Google Fiber city in March 30, 2011. While Google hasn’t worked out pricing details yet, the company plans for them to be comparable to Kansas City’s. As mentioned in last week’s article, Google offers three tiers of choices: Free Internet, Gigabit Internet, and Gigabit + TV. The Free Internet isn’t exactly free, but costs a $300 installation fee or $25 per month for a year. So, similar to Kansas City, Google will offer Austin residents a free internet connection at 5 Mbps for a remarkable seven years, provided customers pay a one-time construction fee.
The ever-expanding corporation plans to offer free gigabit speed connections to many of the city’s public institutions such as schools, hospitals, community centers, etc. See the video below for Google representatives explaining the push to make the Fiber infrastructure available in Austin, along with testimonials from a few of the city’s citizens who will be directly affected.
Comments are closed.