Google taps the brakes on high-speed fiber
Ultra-fast Google Fiber is still coming to Kansas City, but it’s going to take a little bit longer than the Web giant had originally promised. The Star reports that Google’s speedy network will not be unleashed on Kansas Citians by the end of June, as the company had planned.
Google announced more than a year ago that KCK and KCMO would be the first cities to get Fiber. This is the second time they’ve delayed rolling out the network. As has been standard operating procedure since Google came to town, a spokeswoman wouldn’t give the Star any information about the delay. “We’ll have an announcement about Google Fiber this summer,” she told the paper. (For our Tech Issue in April, we were given similar tight-lipped treatment.)
Google’s Fiber Blog, which hasn’t been updated since April 4, doesn’t have any news on when the announcement will be made. If you’re starting to get frustrated, just keep reminding yourself how great it will be when it finally arrives.
