It appears that Google is experiencing the same pushback that many non-telco Internet Service Providers hit up against when attempting to install new state-of-the-art fiber optic networks. The obstacles are often in place to give favor to the incumbents. Incumbents who are satisfied making profits off of old and horribly outdated copper and cable [...]
This morning, Google announced that their Fiber for Communities deployment will be in Kansas City, Kansas with service being turned on sometime in 2012. Google stated on its blog that “our goal was to find a location where we could build efficiently”. …. read more. It’s clear that sister Kansas town, Topeka, which renamed [...]
Over two months have passed since the Nevada County Connected (NCC) wireless broadband infrastructure project received its letter of rejection from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for Round 2 broadband stimulus funding. Like any good story, there is background that helps frame the present. Typically, the “winners” get the stage and the [...]
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