Google Releases KC Fiber Pricing

July 26, 2012
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) has released pricing details for the fiber-based service it's been building in Kansas City. Gigabit Internet plus video service will be $120 a month; standalone Gigabit Internet will be $70 a month; and Free Internet is something of a misnomer, in that it requires a $300 construction fee.The services are not yet live, and the search engine giant hasn't yet announced which areas will be deployed first. There's a pre-registration period, 45 days as of this writing, for prospective subscribers. Google says it will decide which areas to light up first based on demand. More details are available at https://fiber.google.com/about/.

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