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KC Currents
2:11 pm
Mon September 17, 2012

Google’s Fiberhood Rally Results Are In, Now What?

Credit Google
The Google Fiber rabbit.

The deadline to pre-register for Google Fiber, what Google is calling their new super-fast internet service, came to a close September 9th.

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KC Currents
2:32 pm
Wed September 12, 2012

Bridging The Digital Divide In Kansas City

Credit Suzanne Hogan / KCUR
KC Currents host Susan Wilson talking to Cheptoo Kositany-Buckner, Deputy Executive Director of the Kansas City Public Library, Michael Liimatta , co-founder of Connecting for Good and Donovan Mouton, local real estate developer.

Studies from Google indicated that 42 percent of lower income areas in Kansas City don’t have access to internet.

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Business & Tech
9:50 am
Tue September 11, 2012

Kansas City Touted As 'The Place' For Startups

Kansas City Mayor Sly James welcomes startups.

Kansas City’s civic and business leaders are mounting a push to spawn high-tech companies here.

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Business & Tech
2:28 pm
Mon September 10, 2012

Google Fiber Wraps Campaign, Extends Deadline

Google wrapped up its six-week sign up campaign for Google Fiber on September 9, 2012. 180 out of a little more than 200 neighborhoods in Kansas City qualified for the service.

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Business & Tech
10:02 am
Thu September 6, 2012

Google Makes Final Push For Fiber

Kansas City leaders were thrilled when they beat out 11,000 other cities for something called Google Fiber.  Now residents are competing to bring the blazing fast internet service to their neighborhood first. 

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KC Currents
12:52 pm
Mon July 30, 2012

Breaking Down Google Fiber's Plans For Kansas City

Credit Eric Baker / KCUR

1,100 other cities wanted it, but we got it: Google Fiber.  Since it was announced that ‘we got it’ about a year and a half ago, Kansas City has been eagerly waiting for details. 

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