Google Fiber opens business, consumer signups in Olathe
August 12, 2015 | Andrea Essner
Google on Tuesday opened signups for Google Fiber throughout eastern Olathe.
Residents and businesses of 13 “fiberhoods” can signup now through Sept. 24 for Google Fiber’s services, which include Gigabit, Gigabit + TV, Basic Internet or the small business service. The company
Google Fiber launched their small business service in Kansas City in 2014. With Google Fiber gigabit connectivity, businesses can access the Internet at speeds 100 times faster than conventional connections for $100 a month.
To expedite the arrival of Google Fiber’s service to these area, residents and business owners must meet a sign up goal before the Sept. 24 deadline. Residents can sign up online and can monitor the progress of sign ups in their area.
2015 Startups to Watch
stats here
Related Posts on Startland News
Small town KS just blocked its new crypto mining neighbor: Why this could be just the start of a rural-tech clash
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Kansas City PBS/Flatland, a member of the KC Media Collective, which also includes Startland News, KCUR 89.3, American Public Square, The Kansas City Beacon, and Missouri Business Alert. Click here to read the original story. MCLOUTH, Kansas — Parked cars lined Lucy Street in the center of a normally quiet…
Massive new cancer center planned for KCK heralds region’s emergence as a life sciences powerhouse
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Kansas City PBS/Flatland, a member of the KC Media Collective, which also includes Startland News, KCUR 89.3, American Public Square, The Kansas City Beacon, and Missouri Business Alert. Click here to read the original story. ‘Transformational event of unparalleled impact’ The Children’s Mercy Research Institute stands like a lighthouse…
Designed by women, for athletes: How the woman-led team behind KC Current’s new stadium is ‘equalizing the playing field’ for women’s sports
It’s uncommon to design a first-of-its-kind structure in the world of architecture, said Jill Monaghan, but the new KC Current soccer stadium — the first such facility being built specifically for a professional women’s team — scored her just the opportunity. In her nearly 11 years with Kansas City-based Generator Studio, Monaghan — who serves as senior…
Kauffman awards $5.3M to DreamSpring to expand microlending to underserved entrepreneurs in KC
A newly announced $5.3 million grant is expected to vastly expand access to small business credit among historically underserved entrepreneurs in Kansas City, said Philip Gaskin, detailing the latest in a series of funding awards this week from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. DreamSpring, a nationally recognized nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), is set…