Google Fiber Puts OKC Development on Hold

 

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Google’s website still says “We’re exploring bringing Fiber to Oklahoma City.” But it’s clear Google and its parent company Alphabet have stopped development of the super fast network for Oklahoma City and several others around the country.
“Going forward we’re focusing on new technology and deployment methods to make superfast internet more abundant than it is today,” said the company in a state on Wednesday.
The original announcement last year excited Mayor Mick Cornett who now says, “I can only assume the business model has changed. I didn’t see this coming, but when you examine it, you understand it’s a tough, competitive environment and technology is an ever-changing space.”
Google Fiber was supposed to be 85 times faster than the internet service provided to a typical American home.
“For now, that means we’re going to pause our operations and offices in Oklahoma City while we refine our approaches,” said a spokeswoman. “We’re confident we’ll have an opportunity to resume our discussions once we’ve advanced our technologies and solutions.”
The decision to pause development came after Google Fiber was launched five years ago. Since then, it has been developed in Austin, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina; Nashville, Tenn.; Provo, Utah; Salt Lake city, Atlanta and Raleigh-Durham, N.C.