Missoula to apply for Google ultra-high-speed Internet project

The city of Missoula will submit an application to be one of Google’s test sites for "ultra-high-speed" Internet connections.

"We need to keep swinging at the pitches," Missoula Mayor John Engen said Friday.

The project, called Google Fiber for Communities, plans to test "ultra-high-speed broadband networks." That means "Internet speeds more than 100 times faster than what most Americans have access to today."

Competitive rates are part of the deal, according to the Web site, http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi.

Help Missoula

Go to http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi/public/options. Answer some questions and – no joke – post YouTube videos.

One question: "Why should Google build a fiber to the home network where you live?"

One way to answer: Post a "Web link to supporting material (YouTube videos and other creative submissions are encouraged!)"

By KEILA SZPALLER of the Missoulian

Full Story: http://missoulian.com/news/local/article_834b2778-2a68-11df-a753-001cc4c002e0.html

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Additional sites for those interested in supporting this effort thanks to Tony Ferrini at Partners Creative http://www.partnerscreative.com :

http://missoularedtape.com/?p=2806

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bring-Google-Fiber-to-Missoula/322438298022

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Broadband Technology Opportunities Program http://matr.net/article-38362.html

UTOPIA Applauds Governor Herbert’s Support of Google High Speed Fiber Network Partnership Bid http://matr.net/article-38378.html

Bozeman makes bid for Google ultra-high speed broadband http://matr.net/article-38348.html

High-Speed internet grant will extend access into Gorge – Grants help rural networks http://matr.net/article-38363.html

What’s the Capital of Kansas? Google http://matr.net/article-38290.html

Will Rural Towns Bite Google’s Bait? http://matr.net/article-38189.html

What Google Broadband Can Do for You http://matr.net/article-38080.html

Google Grant Brings Free Wi-Fi To The Dalles http://matr.net/article-38045.html

Google to build ultra-fast broadband networks. Would you like to see a network in your community? http://matr.net/article-37980.html