<s>
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Access	O
division	O
of	O
Alphabet	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
provides	O
fiber-to-the-premises	B-Protocol
service	I-Protocol
in	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
United	I-Protocol
States	I-Protocol
,	O
providing	O
broadband	O
Internet	O
and	O
IPTV	O
to	O
a	O
small	O
and	O
slowly	O
increasing	O
number	O
of	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
mid-2016	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
had	O
68,715	O
television	O
subscribers	O
and	O
was	O
estimated	O
to	O
have	O
about	O
453,000	O
broadband	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
proposed	O
as	O
an	O
experimental	O
project	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
viable	O
business	O
model	O
in	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
when	O
Google	B-Application
executive	O
chairman	O
Eric	O
Schmidt	O
stated	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
actually	O
not	O
an	O
experiment	O
,	O
we	O
're	O
actually	O
running	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
business	O
"	O
,	O
at	O
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
DealBook	O
Conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
announced	O
expansion	O
to	O
Austin	O
,	O
Texas	O
,	O
and	O
Provo	O
,	O
Utah	O
,	O
in	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
subsequent	O
expansions	O
in	O
2014	O
and	O
2015	O
to	O
Atlanta	O
,	O
Charlotte	O
,	O
the	O
Triangle	O
,	O
Nashville	O
,	O
Salt	O
Lake	O
City	O
,	O
and	O
San	O
Antonio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
its	O
intention	O
to	O
restructure	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
moving	O
less	O
central	O
services	O
and	O
products	O
into	O
a	O
new	O
umbrella	O
corporation	O
,	O
Alphabet	O
Inc	O
.	O
As	O
part	O
of	O
this	O
restructuring	O
plan	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
would	O
become	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Alphabet	O
and	O
may	O
become	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Access	O
and	O
Energy	O
business	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
said	O
it	O
would	O
continue	O
to	O
provide	O
service	O
in	O
the	O
cities	O
where	O
it	O
is	O
already	O
installed.	O
'	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2022	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
announced	O
it	O
would	O
bring	O
high	O
speed	O
internet	O
to	O
the	O
Des	O
Moines	O
,	O
Iowa	O
,	O
metro	O
area	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
first	O
expansion	O
in	O
five	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2022	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
announced	O
it	O
would	O
expand	O
into	O
22	O
metro	O
areas	O
in	O
five	O
states	O
(	O
Arizona	O
,	O
Colorado	O
,	O
Idaho	O
,	O
Nebraska	O
,	O
and	O
Nevada	O
)	O
,	O
including	O
previously	O
announced	O
expansions	O
into	O
Mesa	O
,	O
Arizona	O
,	O
and	O
Colorado	O
Springs	O
,	O
Colorado	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
where	O
it	O
felt	O
speeds	O
were	O
lagging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
offers	O
five	O
options	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
location	O
:	O
a	O
free	O
Internet	O
option	O
,	O
a	O
100M	O
bit/s	O
option	O
,	O
a	O
1G	O
bit/s	O
Internet	O
option	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
option	O
including	O
television	O
service	O
(	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
1	O
Gbit/s	O
Internet	O
)	O
and	O
an	O
option	O
for	O
home	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gigabit	O
Internet	O
service	O
includes	O
one	O
terabyte	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
service	O
and	O
the	O
television	O
service	O
includes	O
a	O
two-terabyte	O
DVR	B-Application
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Google	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DVR	B-Application
can	O
record	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
live	O
television	O
shows	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
television	O
service	O
will	O
stream	O
live	O
program	O
content	O
on	O
iPad	B-Device
and	O
Android	B-Application
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
offers	O
two	O
different	O
service	O
plans	O
to	O
their	O
customers	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
also	O
offers	O
free	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
Internet	O
connectivity	O
in	O
each	O
of	O
its	O
markets	O
to	O
select	O
public	O
and	O
affordable	O
housing	O
properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2020	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
stopped	O
offering	O
TV	O
service	O
directly	O
to	O
new	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
sign-up	O
process	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
,	O
customers	O
are	O
presented	O
with	O
promotions	O
for	O
three	O
virtual	O
MVPD	O
services	O
:	O
sister	O
company	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
TV	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
FuboTV	O
and	O
(	O
later	O
)	O
Philo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
avoid	O
underground	O
cabling	O
complexity	O
for	O
the	O
last	B-Protocol
mile	I-Protocol
,	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
relies	O
on	O
aggregators	O
dubbed	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
Huts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
these	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
Huts	O
,	O
the	O
fiber	O
cables	O
travel	O
along	O
utility	O
poles	O
into	O
neighborhoods	O
and	O
homes	O
,	O
and	O
stop	O
at	O
a	O
Fiber	O
Jack	O
(	O
an	O
Optical	O
Network	O
Terminal	O
or	O
ONT	O
)	O
in	O
each	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
estimated	O
cost	O
of	O
wiring	O
a	O
fiber	O
network	O
like	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
into	O
a	O
major	O
American	O
city	O
is	O
$1	O
billion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
originally	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
announce	O
the	O
winner	O
or	O
winners	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2010	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
in	O
mid-December	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
pushed	O
back	O
the	O
announcement	O
to	O
"	O
early	O
2011	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greenville	O
,	O
South	O
Carolina	O
,	O
utilized	O
1,000	O
of	O
their	O
citizens	O
and	O
glow	O
sticks	O
to	O
create	O
"	O
The	O
World	O
's	O
First	O
and	O
Largest	O
People-Powered	O
Google	B-Application
Chain	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
an	O
aerial	O
view	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
Google	B-Application
"	O
was	O
colorfully	O
visible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Topeka	O
,	O
Kansas	O
,	O
temporarily	O
renamed	O
itself	O
"	O
Google	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
small	O
plane	O
bearing	O
a	O
banner	O
reading	O
"	O
Will	O
Google	B-Application
Play	O
in	O
Peoria	O
,	O
IL	O
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
flew	O
over	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
campus	O
in	O
Mountain	O
View	O
,	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mayor	O
of	O
Duluth	O
,	O
Minnesota	O
,	O
jokingly	O
proclaimed	O
that	O
every	O
first-born	O
child	O
will	O
be	O
named	O
either	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
or	O
Googlette	O
Fiber	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
islands	O
in	O
Sarasota	O
,	O
Florida	O
,	O
was	O
temporarily	O
renamed	O
"	O
Google	B-Application
Island	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Municipalities	O
and	O
citizens	O
have	O
also	O
uploaded	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
videos	I-General_Concept
to	O
support	O
their	O
bids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
video	I-General_Concept
in	O
support	O
of	O
Sarasota	O
,	O
Florida	O
,	O
used	O
the	O
Bobby	O
McFerrin	O
song	O
"	O
Do	O
n't	O
Worry	O
,	O
Be	O
Happy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
video	O
for	O
Sarasota	O
was	O
uploaded	O
through	O
Facebook	B-Application
's	O
video	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comedian	O
and	O
United	O
States	O
Senator	O
Al	O
Franken	O
made	O
a	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
video	I-General_Concept
to	O
support	O
the	O
bid	O
of	O
Duluth	O
,	O
Minnesota	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ann	O
Arbor	O
,	O
Michigan	O
,	O
has	O
its	O
own	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
featuring	O
a	O
David	O
Letterman-style	O
Top	O
Ten	O
list	O
delivered	O
by	O
town	O
VIPs	O
such	O
as	O
Mayor	O
John	O
Hieftje	O
and	O
University	O
of	O
Michigan	O
President	O
Mary	O
Sue	O
Coleman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ann	O
Arbor	O
also	O
held	O
a	O
city-wide	O
GoogleFest	O
,	O
kicking	O
off	O
with	O
a	O
gathering	O
of	O
hundreds	O
of	O
participants	O
dancing	O
and	O
chanting	O
"	O
Ann	O
Arbor	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
,	O
ai	O
n't	O
Nothing	O
any	O
finer.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
launched	O
a	O
trial	O
in	O
a	O
residential	O
community	O
of	O
Palo	O
Alto	O
,	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
30	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Kansas	O
City	O
,	O
Kansas	O
,	O
was	O
selected	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
city	O
to	O
receive	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Austin	O
,	O
Texas	O
,	O
and	O
Provo	O
,	O
Utah	O
,	O
were	O
announced	O
as	O
expansion	O
cities	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
on	O
April	O
9	O
and	O
17	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
summer	O
2011	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
launched	O
a	O
free	O
trial	O
of	O
its	O
forthcoming	O
fiber	O
service	O
in	O
one	O
residential	O
community	O
near	O
Stanford	O
University	O
in	O
Palo	O
Alto	O
,	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
found	O
that	O
affluent	O
neighborhoods	O
in	O
Kansas	O
City	O
signed	O
up	O
for	O
the	O
faster	O
service	O
while	O
those	O
in	O
poorer	O
neighborhoods	O
did	O
not	O
sign	O
up	O
for	O
even	O
the	O
free	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
this	O
digital	O
divide	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
sent	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
60	O
employees	O
to	O
the	O
under-served	O
areas	O
to	O
promote	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Fiber	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
offered	O
micro-grants	O
to	O
community	O
organizations	O
that	O
want	O
to	O
start	O
up	O
digital	O
literacy	O
programs	O
in	O
Kansas	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kansas	O
City	O
,	O
Kansas	O
–	O
On	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Kansas	O
City	O
,	O
Kansas	O
,	O
was	O
selected	O
from	O
over	O
1,100	O
applicants	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kansas	O
City	O
,	O
Missouri	O
–	O
On	O
May	O
17	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
include	O
Kansas	O
City	O
,	O
Missouri	O
,	O
thus	O
offering	O
service	O
to	O
both	O
sides	O
of	O
the	O
state	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Olathe	O
,	O
Kansas	O
–	O
On	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
the	O
project	O
would	O
be	O
expanded	O
to	O
Olathe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
North	O
Kansas	O
City	O
,	O
Missouri	O
–	O
On	O
April	O
19	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
to	O
begin	O
a	O
20-year	O
lease	O
on	O
dark	O
fiber	O
in	O
the	O
existing	O
LiNKCity	O
fiber	O
network	O
in	O
North	O
Kansas	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Independent	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
network	O
the	O
system	O
in	O
North	O
Kansas	O
City	O
will	O
also	O
be	O
upgraded	O
to	O
gigabit	O
capacity	O
and	O
managed	O
by	O
a	O
local	O
company	O
based	O
out	O
of	O
North	O
Kansas	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
placed	O
deployment	O
in	O
Overland	O
Park	O
,	O
Kansas	O
,	O
on	O
indefinite	O
hold	O
in	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
following	O
delays	O
by	O
the	O
City	O
Council	O
over	O
concerns	O
about	O
whether	O
an	O
indemnification	O
clause	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
required	O
might	O
force	O
the	O
city	O
to	O
repair	O
any	O
damage	O
caused	O
by	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
July	O
2014	O
,	O
Overland	O
Park	O
's	O
City	O
Council	O
had	O
voted	O
on	O
a	O
deal	O
that	O
would	O
allow	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
,	O
the	O
city	O
appeared	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
's	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Austin	O
,	O
Texas	O
–	O
On	O
April	O
9	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Austin	O
would	O
become	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Austin	O
signups	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
would	O
start	O
in	O
December	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
started	O
taking	O
registrations	O
from	O
residents	O
and	O
small	O
businesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Provo	O
,	O
Utah	O
–	O
On	O
April	O
17	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Provo	O
would	O
become	O
the	O
third	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Expansion	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
service	O
to	O
Provo	O
,	O
Utah	O
will	O
be	O
accomplished	O
through	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
the	O
City	O
of	O
Provo	O
to	O
allow	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
acquire	O
the	O
existing	O
fiber	O
network	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
iProvo	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
agreement	O
will	O
allow	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
purchase	O
the	O
iProvo	O
network	O
for	O
$1	O
,	O
while	O
requiring	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
upgrade	O
the	O
aging	O
network	O
to	O
gigabit	O
capacity	O
,	O
offer	O
free	O
gigabit	O
service	O
to	O
25	O
local	O
public	O
institutions	O
,	O
and	O
offer	O
5	O
Mbit/s	O
service	O
to	O
every	O
home	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
for	O
free	O
after	O
a	O
$300	O
activation	O
fee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Salt	O
Lake	O
City	O
-	O
On	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
would	O
expand	O
into	O
Salt	O
Lake	O
City	O
,	O
Utah	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Millcreek	O
:	O
On	O
July	O
14	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
would	O
expand	O
into	O
Millcreek	O
,	O
Utah	O
with	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
serving	O
their	O
first	O
Millcreek	O
customers	O
in	O
early	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
28	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
posted	O
a	O
blog	O
article	O
reflecting	O
back	O
on	O
the	O
year	O
of	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
South	O
Salt	O
Lake	O
:	O
On	O
February	O
25	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
would	O
expand	O
into	O
South	O
Salt	O
Lake	O
,	O
Utah	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
had	O
announced	O
that	O
construction	O
was	O
underway	O
and	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
completed	O
by	O
early	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
28	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
posted	O
a	O
blog	O
article	O
reflecting	O
back	O
on	O
the	O
year	O
of	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Holladay	O
:	O
On	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
construction	O
had	O
begun	O
in	O
Holladay	O
,	O
Utah	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plans	O
to	O
allow	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
expansion	O
to	O
the	O
city	O
were	O
originally	O
approved	O
in	O
November	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
28	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
posted	O
a	O
blog	O
article	O
reflecting	O
back	O
on	O
the	O
year	O
of	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taylorsville	O
:	O
On	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
would	O
expand	O
into	O
Taylorsville	O
,	O
Utah	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
had	O
announced	O
that	O
construction	O
was	O
underway	O
and	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
completed	O
by	O
early	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
28	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
posted	O
a	O
blog	O
article	O
reflecting	O
back	O
on	O
the	O
year	O
of	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sandy	O
-	O
On	O
May	O
5	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
would	O
expand	O
into	O
Sandy	O
,	O
Utah	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
begun	O
offering	O
service	O
in	O
Sandy	O
and	O
North	O
Salt	O
Lake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
North	O
Salt	O
Lake	O
-	O
On	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
would	O
expand	O
into	O
North	O
Salt	O
Lake	O
,	O
Utah	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
begun	O
offering	O
service	O
in	O
Sandy	O
and	O
North	O
Salt	O
Lake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
August	O
2017	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Sylvan	O
Park	O
neighborhood	O
in	O
West	O
Nashville	O
had	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
service	O
officially	O
operating	O
,	O
making	O
Nashville	O
a	O
city	O
currently	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
would	O
expand	O
into	O
Huntsville	O
,	O
Alabama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
announced	O
it	O
would	O
start	O
offering	O
high-speed	O
Internet	O
,	O
TV	O
and	O
telephone	O
service	O
in	O
north	O
Huntsville	O
on	O
May	O
23	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Huntsville	O
Utilities	O
continues	O
to	O
build	O
fiber	O
in	O
Southeast	O
Huntsville	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
turned	O
over	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
fiber	I-Application
to	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
announced	O
it	O
would	O
start	O
offering	O
high-speed	O
Internet	O
,	O
TV	O
and	O
telephone	O
service	O
in	O
northeast	O
West	O
Des	O
Moines	O
on	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Woods	O
Cross	O
:	O
On	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
would	O
expand	O
into	O
Woods	O
Cross	O
,	O
Utah	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
South	O
Jordan	O
:	O
On	O
October	O
8	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
would	O
expand	O
into	O
South	O
Jordan	O
,	O
Utah	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Springville	O
:	O
On	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
would	O
expand	O
into	O
Springville	O
,	O
Utah	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Riverton	O
:	O
On	O
December	O
14	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
would	O
expand	O
into	O
Riverton	O
,	O
Utah	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Draper	O
:	O
On	O
February	O
2	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
would	O
expand	O
into	O
Draper	O
,	O
Utah	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
West	O
Jordan	O
:	O
On	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
would	O
expand	O
into	O
West	O
Jordan	O
,	O
Utah	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
would	O
expand	O
into	O
additional	O
markets	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
14	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
sent	O
a	O
blast	O
email	O
to	O
early	O
adopters	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
announcing	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
indeed	O
behind	O
the	O
visible	O
construction	O
across	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
details	O
were	O
given	O
about	O
the	O
vast	O
extent	O
of	O
the	O
construction	O
that	O
was	O
being	O
undertaken	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
is	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
deploying	O
about	O
4,000	O
linear	O
miles	O
(	O
6,500	O
km	O
)	O
of	O
fiber-optic	O
cable	O
throughout	O
San	O
Antonio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
advance	O
of	O
the	O
imminent	O
deployment	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
fiber	O
network	O
the	O
direct	O
competitors	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
,	O
AT&T	O
U-Verse	O
,	O
Time	O
Warner	O
Cable	O
,	O
and	O
Grande	O
Communications	O
,	O
have	O
dropped	O
prices	O
and	O
increased	O
the	O
speeds	O
of	O
their	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
San	O
Antonio	O
,	O
the	O
seventh-largest	O
city	O
in	O
the	O
nation	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
largest	O
project	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
has	O
taken	O
on	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
construction	O
was	O
halted	O
pending	O
concerns	O
about	O
the	O
placement	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
huts	O
in	O
city	O
parks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mayor	O
Ivy	O
Taylor	O
expressed	O
commitment	O
to	O
working	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
address	O
community	O
concerns	O
and	O
allow	O
the	O
project	O
to	O
continue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
9	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
micro-trenched	O
600	O
miles	O
of	O
fiber	O
in	O
San	O
Antonio	O
neighborhoods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2017	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
would	O
start	O
construction	O
in	O
Louisville	O
,	O
Kentucky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
got	O
the	O
service	O
to	O
sections	O
of	O
Louisville	O
in	O
five	O
months	O
after	O
it	O
first	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
coming	O
to	O
the	O
city	O
—	O
faster	O
than	O
it	O
had	O
ever	O
deployed	O
before	O
—	O
by	O
using	O
shallow	O
trenching	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2019	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
it	O
would	O
shut	O
down	O
service	O
on	O
April	O
15	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
departing	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
service	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
disruptive	O
infrastructure	O
installations	O
and	O
poor	O
workmanship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
agreed	O
to	O
pay	O
$3.8	O
million	O
for	O
clean	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2014	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
it	O
had	O
"	O
invited	O
cities	O
in	O
nine	O
metro	O
areas	O
around	O
the	O
U.S.	O
—	O
34	O
cities	O
altogether	O
—	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
us	O
to	O
explore	O
what	O
it	O
would	O
take	O
to	O
bring	O
them	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
these	O
,	O
the	O
following	O
have	O
yet	O
to	O
be	O
selected	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
for	O
fiber	O
deployments	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
began	O
polling	O
business	O
users	O
on	O
their	O
need	O
for	O
gigabit	O
service	O
,	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
"	O
conducting	O
a	O
pilot	O
program	O
where	O
we	O
'll	O
connect	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
small	O
businesses	O
to	O
our	O
network.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
tweeted	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
exploring	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
adding	O
Irvine	O
and	O
San	O
Diego	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
as	O
future	O
expansion	O
cities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Jill	O
Szuchmacher	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
Director	O
of	O
Expansion	O
,	O
announced	O
ongoing	O
negotiations	O
with	O
local	O
governments	O
in	O
Jacksonville	O
,	O
Florida	O
,	O
Tampa	O
,	O
Florida	O
,	O
and	O
Oklahoma	O
City	O
,	O
Oklahoma	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Szuchmacher	O
stated	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
is	O
interested	O
in	O
the	O
installation	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
networks	O
in	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
cities	O
and	O
that	O
construction	O
could	O
take	O
up	O
to	O
eighteen	O
months	O
once	O
the	O
project	O
is	O
underway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
Seattle	O
City	O
Council	O
's	O
Director	O
of	O
Communications	O
replied	O
to	O
a	O
tweet	O
indicating	O
that	O
the	O
city	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
applying	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Jill	O
Szuchmacher	O
said	O
the	O
company	O
will	O
work	O
with	O
Chicago	O
city	O
leaders	O
to	O
collect	O
information	O
and	O
study	O
factors	O
that	O
could	O
affect	O
construction	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
will	O
continue	O
to	O
provide	O
service	O
in	O
the	O
cities	O
where	O
it	O
is	O
already	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
launched	O
in	O
three	O
new	O
cities	O
:	O
Huntsville	O
,	O
Alabama	O
;	O
Louisville	O
,	O
Kentucky	O
;	O
and	O
San	O
Antonio	O
,	O
Texas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
22	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
bought	O
Webpass	O
,	O
an	O
Internet	O
service	O
provider	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
in	O
business	O
for	O
13	O
years	O
and	O
specializes	O
in	O
high-speed	O
Internet	O
for	O
business	O
and	O
residential	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
provides	O
an	O
Internet	O
connection	O
speed	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
gigabits	O
per	O
second	O
(	O
2,000	O
Mbit/s	O
)	O
for	O
download	O
and	O
one	O
gigabit	O
per	O
second	O
(	O
1,000	O
Mbit/s	O
)	O
upload	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
says	O
its	O
original	O
1	O
Gbps	O
download	O
service	O
allows	O
for	O
the	O
download	O
of	O
a	O
full	O
movie	O
in	O
less	O
than	O
two	O
minutes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
first	O
launched	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
's	O
terms	O
of	O
service	O
stated	O
that	O
its	O
subscribers	O
were	O
not	O
allowed	O
to	O
create	O
any	O
type	O
of	O
server	B-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Your	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
account	O
is	O
for	O
your	O
use	O
and	O
the	O
reasonable	O
use	O
of	O
your	O
guests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unless	O
you	O
have	O
a	O
written	O
agreement	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
permitting	O
you	O
do	O
so	O
,	O
you	O
should	O
not	O
host	O
any	O
type	O
of	O
server	B-Application
using	O
your	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
connection	O
,	O
use	O
your	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
account	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
people	O
with	O
Internet	O
access	O
,	O
or	O
use	O
your	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
account	O
to	O
provide	O
commercial	O
services	O
to	O
third	O
parties	O
(	O
including	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
limited	O
to	O
,	O
selling	O
Internet	O
access	O
to	O
third	O
parties	O
)	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Electronic	O
Frontier	O
Foundation	O
criticized	O
the	O
practice	O
,	O
noting	O
the	O
ambiguity	O
of	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
server	B-Application
"	O
which	O
might	O
include	O
such	O
common	O
application	O
protocols	O
as	O
BitTorrent	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Spotify	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
effect	O
of	O
and	O
on	O
IPv6	O
adoption	O
due	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
NAT	B-Protocol
technical	O
limitations	O
on	O
network	B-Application
servers	I-Application
,	O
but	O
also	O
noted	O
similar	O
prohibitions	O
from	O
other	O
ISPs	O
such	O
as	O
Comcast	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
,	O
Cox	O
,	O
and	O
AT&T	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
acceptable	B-Application
use	I-Application
policy	I-Application
for	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
was	O
modified	O
to	O
allow	O
"	O
personal	O
,	O
non-commercial	O
use	O
of	O
servers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
Fools	O
 '	O
Day	O
2007	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
hosted	O
a	O
signup	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
TiSP	O
offering	O
"	O
a	O
fully	O
functional	O
,	O
end-to-end	O
system	O
that	O
provides	O
in-home	O
wireless	O
access	O
by	O
connecting	O
your	O
commode-based	O
TiSP	O
wireless	O
router	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
thousands	O
of	O
TiSP	O
Access	O
Nodes	O
via	O
fiber-optic	O
cable	O
strung	O
through	O
your	O
local	O
municipal	O
sewage	O
lines.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
Fools	O
 '	O
Day	O
2012	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
announced	O
that	O
their	O
product	O
was	O
an	O
edible	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
bar	O
instead	O
of	O
fiber-optic	O
Internet	O
broadband	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
stated	O
that	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Fiber	O
bar	O
delivers	O
"	O
what	O
the	O
body	O
needs	O
to	O
sustain	O
activity	O
,	O
energy	O
,	O
and	O
productivity.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
Fools	O
 '	O
Day	O
2013	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
announced	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Pole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
description	O
provided	O
was	O
"	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Pole	O
provides	O
ubiquitous	O
gigabit	O
connectivity	O
to	O
fiberhoods	O
across	O
Kansas	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
latest	O
innovation	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
technology	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
access	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
's	O
ultrafast	O
gigabit	O
speeds	O
even	O
when	O
they	O
are	O
out	O
and	O
about.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
Fools	O
 '	O
Day	O
2015	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
announced	O
Dial-Up	O
Mode	O
for	O
people	O
who	O
prefer	O
slower	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
2016	O
April	O
Fools	O
 '	O
Day	O
joke	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
announced	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
exploring	O
1	O
billion	O
times	O
faster	O
speeds	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	O
magazine	O
has	O
claimed	O
that	O
rather	O
than	O
wanting	O
to	O
actually	O
operate	O
as	O
an	O
Internet	O
service	O
provider	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
just	O
hoping	O
to	O
shame	O
the	O
major	O
cable	O
operators	O
into	O
improving	O
their	O
service	O
so	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
searches	O
could	O
be	O
done	O
faster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
has	O
neither	O
confirmed	O
nor	O
denied	O
this	O
claim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AT&T	O
and	O
other	O
Internet	O
service	O
providers	O
have	O
launched	O
their	O
own	O
gigabit	O
services	O
since	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
Goldman	O
Sachs	O
report	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
could	O
connect	O
approximately	O
830,000	O
homes	O
a	O
year	O
at	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
$1.25	O
billion	O
a	O
year	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
7.5	O
million	O
homes	O
in	O
nine	O
years	O
at	O
a	O
cost	O
of	O
slightly	O
over	O
$10	O
billion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2014	O
a	O
bill	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
Kansas	O
Legislature	O
(	O
Senate	O
Bill	O
304	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Municipal	O
Communications	O
Network	O
and	O
Private	O
Telecommunications	O
Investment	O
Safeguards	O
Act	O
"	O
)	O
which	O
would	O
prevent	O
Google	B-Application
Fiber	I-Application
from	O
expanding	O
further	O
in	O
Kansas	O
using	O
the	O
model	O
used	O
in	O
Kansas	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
