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Atlanta public housing to get Google Fiber

By Leon Stafford
Feb 3, 2016

Google Fiber, the high-speed Internet and TV service currently in development in metro Atlanta, announced Wednesday that it will offer its 1-gigabit broadband to public housing in the cities it serves for free.

The roll out is part of a partnership the service struck last year with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the White House to accelerate Internet adoption by families with school-age children in public housing.

Atlanta is one of four cities that will get the service and Google is working with the Atlanta Housing Authority to identify public housing units that can be connected.

One-gigabit speeds allows a customer to download a two-hour high definition movie in 12 seconds or a 30 minute TV show in as little as two minutes.

Google Fiber workers installing fiber optic lines for 1-gigabit broadband.
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Google Fiber workers installing fiber optic lines for 1-gigabit broadband.

Google is in the construction phase of its 1-gigabit service to several communities in metro Atlanta, including Midtown, Sandy Springs, College Park and Avondale Estates. The company has declined to say when the service will be up and running.

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