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Alphabet Inc.’s Google unit says it will bring its Google Fiber high-speed product to Idaho. But the company didn’t say when, where or how. Last week, Google issued a news release noting it would expand its high-speed Internet program to five additional states, including Idaho. But the release didn’t offer a timeline or any specifics on where within the Gem State it might expand. (Other news outlets have reported the service would expand to Boise, but Google has only said Idaho… Source link

Google Fiber, the Alphabet division focused on offering high-speed internet access in the US, has ambitious plans to expand its fiber services in the next three to five years, the company announced in a blog post. It wants to launch fiber services in five new states, which include previously announced plans to enter Arizona and Colorado, as well as Nebraska, Nevada, and Idaho. In total, Reuters reports that Google Fiber hopes to expand to 22 metro areas, from 17 today. It’s a big… Source link

The roof of a Google fiber installation truck is pictured Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., September 28, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Aug 10 (Reuters) – Google Fiber plans to bring its high-speed internet service to multiple cities in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nebraska and Nevada over the next several years in its first big expansion since it spun out as an independent Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) unit in 2015. In his first media interview… Source link

A map shows which cities have Google Fiber. Two Vermont communities are hoping to be the next locations on the map. Screenshot from fiber.google.com Two groups of communities in northwest Vermont are close to reaching an agreement with Google Fiber to bring lightning-fast service to some of the state’s most underserved areas. “I live in one of those communities, so I totally understand the frustrations over many years of only having poor or no connectivity,” said Sean Kio of… Source link

Axios on facebookAxios on twitterAxios on linkedinAxios on email Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios Google Fiber announced plans Tuesday to bring its high-speed internet services to the city of Des Moines in the coming months. Why it matters: Improving internet access is a long-term goal for the Des Moines metro, and the need is growing more urgent as more residents work and learn from home. Catch up fast: Google Fiber launched in West Des Moines last month. MetroNet, another fiber-optic internet… Source link

Kansas City made another first for Google Fiber on Friday, when a group of subcontract workers became the first to successfully unionize. The National Labor Relations Board said the vote was 9-1 in favor of unionizing by full-time workers operating Google Fiber’s area retail stores. They are employed by BDS Connected Solutions. The local workers are the first Google Fiber workers to join the new Alphabet Workers Union, a unit of Communications Workers of America, the union… Source link

A group of workers for a Google Fiber subcontractor in Missouri has voted to unionize, the first of its kind at Google’s parent company Alphabet. The votes were counted Friday in a Zoom hearing with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The workers are employees of Google contractor BDS Connected Solutions, a staffing agency in Kansas City. Ten of the 11 workers signed union cards in January to organize under the purview of the Alphabet Workers Union (AWU), which is part of the… Source link

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Businesses in and around Kansas City, Missouri, can now access faster internet speeds after Google Fiber began rolling out 2 gigabit per second speeds for small and medium-sized businesses last month. The new service is twice as fast as the previous top speed of 1 gbps, which representatives said will allow multiple devices to work simultaneously on large scale projects or video conferences without a network interruption. Kansas City, Missouri-based body jewelry retailer… Source link

Voting is open for workers for a Google Fiber subcontractor in Missouri, who are deciding whether to unionize as part of the Alphabet Workers Union (AWU), a division of the Communication Workers of America. If successful, the 12 workers, who are employed by staffing agency BDS Connected Solutions as workers at Google Fiber stores, would be the AWU’s first bargaining unit to be recognized by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The workers have to mail their ballots back to the… Source link