"We're planning to build and test ultra high-speed broadband networks in a small
number of trial locations across the United States. We'll deliver Internet
speeds more than 100 times faster than what most Americans have access to today
with 1 gigabit per second, fiber-to-the-home connections. We plan to offer
service at a competitive price to at least 50,000 and potentially up to 500,000
people."
With so many small cities looking to become one of the test markets, communities are pulling out all of the stops:
Many influential people in Monroe Country and New York State are attempting to make Rochester/Monroe Country one of the test sites.
- Democrat and Chronicle: Communities woo Google over high speed Internet.
- Democrat And Chronicle: Schumer to Google: Consider NY as test market for super-fast Internet access
After reading the articles, consider the following questions:
- What is Google's goal for is new high speed Internet initiative?
- What steps are communities around the country taking to interest Google in using them as a test market?
- What steps has Monroe County taken to lure Google into this area?
1. Money, accessibility, better tech, etc.
ReplyDelete2. By uploading videos of their extreme desires to the world, to illustrate how badly they want Google Fiber.
3.A request was sent to Google to ask if Monroe County could be a test site.
1. there goil is to have a enternet that loads 1gb per secound witch is faster that any thig out there.
ReplyDelete2. They are taking steps by haveing there polotions and govermenty officals writing google and they are doing crazy thing to get google ation so that they now that they want there compony product.
3. THey have taken the steps by have our senter take the time to write google to say that they shoud try out there product here because it would be a good because there are many new yorkers that still used dile up.