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Mayor McGinn wants to bring a Fiber to the Premises network to all of Seattle. This network would provide Internet access and other services at speeds much greater than those offered over existing networks. Seattle City Light completed its study on the benefits of broadband, and Mayor McGinn has asked Seattle Public Utilities to be the lead in developing a business strategy. The Department of Information Technology and Seattle City Light will be part of the team.
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Seattle CTO Bill Schrier blogs about the FCC’s national broadband plan. What are the implications for Seattle? Read the blog.
Google makes a push into super-fast broadband access – Washington Post
Read Mayor McGinn’s announcement that the city of Seattle will respond to Google’s request for Information (RFI) to build ultra-high speed broadband networks in one or more communities in the US. If we are successful the Google network will serve to kick start the Mayor’s plan to bring fiber access to all of Seattle. We need your help. Tell Google why they should build their fiber network in Seattle.
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