Google Fiber Picks Austin, Promises Gigabit Speeds in 2014

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Google Fiber is coming to Austin, Texas, next year, officials said Tuesday. Officials from the techncompany joined city and state leaders on stage at Brazos Hall in Austin to announce it’ll be the secondnmajor city after the municipalities of Kansas City to receive the gigabit-capable network. In the KansasnCity area, Google Fiber has begun installing service for customers in 10 "fiberhoods" and construction isnunder way in 40 percent of fiberhoods, a process that started last year, a spokesman said. AT&T also announcedna desire to build an equally fast network in Austin if it gets the same deal from the municipality.