It's official: Google's ultra-high-speed internet service is headed for Austin, Texas.
Over the weekend, a headline announcing the news appeared on the Google Fiber blog before disappearing. But now it's back, confirming that Austin will receive the Google service in the middle of 2014.
Google began rolling out its fiber service in Kansas City last year, and it will offer similar services and pricing in Austin, including an optional television service and a tier of service that is "free" for seven years as long as customers pay a one time construction fee.
Why Austin? "It’s a mecca for creativity and entrepreneurialism, with thriving artistic and tech communities, as well as the University of Texas and its new medical research hospital," the announcement reads.
It's good news not just for Austinites, but everyone hoping to see Google Fiber in their city. When Google announced last month that Olathe, Kansas would be the next city to receive the high speed service it was hard to get too excited. Olathe is only 30 minutes from Kansas City. The expansion to Austin indicates that Google is serious about bringing the service to more communities -- and pushing other companies to offer similar services.
