Google Fiber
I got the following message yesterday through our Neighborhood e-mail group.
Google is planning to build ultra-high speed broadband networks in a small number of trial locations across the country. The plan is to deploy 1 Gbps, fiber optic connections directly to people’s homes. This connection would be over 100 times faster than what most Americans have access to today.
Securing ultra high speed internet infrastructure in St. Louis will provide strong momentum for the creation of next generation internet services, companies, and jobs.
The City is responding to the Request For Information (RFI) released by Google. We will be competing with many other communities across the country to be chosen for this experiment.
One part of the RFI requires us to demonstrate our community support for this project. To this end, we’ve created the following website:
http://stlcin.missouri.org/googlefiber/
You can help St. Louis get Google Fiber by doing any of the following from this site:
1. Share the site and our effort via Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, or through your own email.
2. Nominate St. Louis as a resident.
3. Get an organization of which you are a member to support our effort.
4. Leave a comment of support on our map.
Please share this site with your friends and family and let’s show Google that St. Louis deserves ultra high speed fiber!
I had read the reports recently about Google’s intention with this and it would be something awesome for St Louis to have. Our population density would make installation cheaper than it would be in many other cities of comparable size.
So, pass this along to as many city residents as you know, let’s get Google to build us some infrastructure!
