Google Fiber Expanding to Another City That Probably Isn't Yours

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Alex Fitzpatrick
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Google Fiber Expanding to Another City That Probably Isn't Yours

Google Fiber, Google's ultrafast broadband Internet service, is coming to your city -- if you happen to live in Olathe, Kansas.

Google announced the expansion plans in a blog post Tuesday evening minutes after they were approved by the Olathe City Council.

"Olathe has become one of the fastest-growing cities in Kansas and has attracted an influx of new businesses and residents," wrote Rachel Hack, a Community Manager with Google Fiber. "They’ve all noticed what a great community Olathe is, and so have we. We think that Fiber and widespread Internet access will help to create jobs, grow local businesses, and make Olathe even stronger as it grows."

It will be some time before the approximately 128,000 fine residents of Olathe get to enjoy Google Fiber's up-to-one gigabit upload and download speeds: Google still has "a lot of planning and engineering work" ahead of the expansion, wrote Hack.

"Once we get those processes underway, we’ll be able to announce more about pre-registration and construction timing," she promised.

Wondering where Olathe is? It's approximately 20 minutes southwest of Kansas City, Kansas, where some residents already enjoy access to Google Fiber:

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