The prospect of landing Google’s ultra-fast internet and TV connections for homes has government staffers in Atlanta and eight nearby cities jumping to satisfy the technology giant.
Google gave the local cities (Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Decatur, Smyrna, Avondale Estates, College Park, East Point, Brookhaven, Hapeville) and 25 others around the nation a deadline of midnight (Pacific Time) May 1 to send it massive amounts of information that will help it decide whether to install Google Fiber locally. City staffers are sending everything from information pinpointing every city-owned pole and manhole to whether there’s city land available to host some of Google’s equipment.
For area residents, Google Fiber offers another potential price and speed alternative to Comcast and AT&T, which is now considering offering a similar speedy connection in some parts of metro Atlanta.
Check out MyAJC.com or the print edition of The Atlanta Journal-Consitution to find out which local cities are expected to make the deadline, what Google wants them to provide and what expectations are for disruptions from such a massive construction project.
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