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Google Fiber is fast, but a handful of Portland suburbs want to move faster.
Some of the same Oregon cities Google is eyeing for its speedy Internet service are contemplating building their own networks.
Hillsboro, Lake Oswego, Gresham and West Linn are at various stages of assessing how they might commission their own fiber-optic networks, which they hope would upgrade Internet speeds and hold down costs for residents and businesses.
They're following the path of smaller cities across the state that have already built their own networks to boost connection speeds, largely in communities the big companies have overlooked.
Most of Portland's suburbs already have at least two options for broadband service, and might get more if Google Fiber arrives with its gigabit connections - 25 times faster than the minimum broadband threshold.
Read more here. (Oregon Live)
Some of the same Oregon cities Google is eyeing for its speedy Internet service are contemplating building their own networks.
Hillsboro, Lake Oswego, Gresham and West Linn are at various stages of assessing how they might commission their own fiber-optic networks, which they hope would upgrade Internet speeds and hold down costs for residents and businesses.
They're following the path of smaller cities across the state that have already built their own networks to boost connection speeds, largely in communities the big companies have overlooked.
Most of Portland's suburbs already have at least two options for broadband service, and might get more if Google Fiber arrives with its gigabit connections - 25 times faster than the minimum broadband threshold.
Read more here. (Oregon Live)