Two days before the deadline to get neighborhoods signed up, Google's effort to bring ultra-high-speed internet to a major American city could end up reinforcing the digital divide. When Google Fiber launched last month, the announcement of the service came with the caveat that to get the super-fast 1 gigabit broadband hookups, neighborhoods would have to pre-register a certain percentage of households for the service. The deadline for pre-registrations is Sunday at midnight.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Google Fiber Splits Along Kansas City's Digital Divide
Google Fiber Splits Along Kansas City's Digital Divide
Two days before the deadline to get neighborhoods signed up, Google's effort to bring ultra-high-speed internet to a major American city could end up reinforcing the digital divide. When Google Fiber launched last month, the announcement of the service came with the caveat that to get the super-fast 1 gigabit broadband hookups, neighborhoods would have to pre-register a certain percentage of households for the service. The deadline for pre-registrations is Sunday at midnight.

Two days before the deadline to get neighborhoods signed up, Google's effort to bring ultra-high-speed internet to a major American city could end up reinforcing the digital divide. When Google Fiber launched last month, the announcement of the service came with the caveat that to get the super-fast 1 gigabit broadband hookups, neighborhoods would have to pre-register a certain percentage of households for the service. The deadline for pre-registrations is Sunday at midnight.
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