In the early 2000s, fiber-optic internet was not unheard of?Verizon had first deployed its Fios service in 2004??but fiber-optic cable lines were expensive to lay and the service was stalling. For the most part, the high-end market was served by cable and the low-end by DSL.  Enter Google Fiber. In 2009, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was tasked […]
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In the early 2000s, fiber-optic internet was not unheard of?Verizon had first deployed its Fios service in 2004??but fiber-optic cable lines were expensive to lay and the service was stalling. For the most part, the high-end market was served by cable and the low-end by DSL.  Enter Google Fiber. In 2009, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was tasked with providing broadband speeds of at least 100 Mbps to at least 100 million Americans by 2020. Tech giant Google stepped up to the challenge. Google Fiber rolled out in test markets across the country starting in 2010 and by 2016, 30% of urban dwellers could access gigabit internet service?more than 100 times faster than the average speed in 2010.
The service stopped expanding in 2016, then returned with much more modest expansion plans in 2017. It is unknown whether they will eventually expand again, but Google Fiber locations that already have service are still well supported today. If available in your area, Google Fiber’s cost is highly competi...