5 reasons you want Google Fiber in your city

By Sam Gustin

April 12, 2013

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

    * Google said this week that its ultra-fast Internet service, Google Fiber, is coming to Austin, Texas
    * In Kansas City, where the service launched last fall, 1-gigabit service costs $70 per month
    * Google is offering seven years of free Internet service at current average broadband speeds
    * Service also could have benefits for education, health care

(CNN) -- This week, tech giant Google made it official: Google Fiber is coming to Austin. Residents of the hip Texas city will be the beneficiaries of Internet speeds of 1-gigabit, roughly 100 times faster than current speeds.

In Kansas City, where the service launched last fall, 1-gigabit service costs $70 per month. For $120 per month, consumers get Google's TV service in addition to gigabit speeds. The company also offers seven years of free Internet service at current (5 mbps) speeds, after a $300 installation fee.

It's entirely possible that Google Fiber could cost more in the future, but for now Google says it expects prices in Austin to be "roughly similar to Kansas City."

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