Google Fiber losing ‘hundreds’ of employees but continues KC expansion

Google Fiber is reportedly trimming its employee count after announcing its new CEO. Business Insider reports that months after its former CEO Craig Barratt resigned, Google Fiber has hired Gregory McCray as the new leader of Access, the division of Google’s parent company Alphabet that includes Google Fiber. The gigabit provider also will lose “hundreds”…

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Google Fiber launches ‘gigabit community’ effort in KCK

In a world where the Internet is used to search for jobs, pay bills and finish homework — Google Fiber aims to use its gigabit service to leverage equal opportunity. In conjunction with a host of community partners, Google Fiber on Wednesday launched its first gigabit communities site in Kansas City, Kan. to help close the…

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