Google Fiber gets put on hold in San Jose - CNET

Google Fiber gets put on hold in San Jose - CNET

Google Fiber gets put on hold in San Jose Google Fiber gets put on hold in San Jose Months after city officials approved major construction to bring Google Fiber to the city, Google is delaying the San Jose rollout to explore a more cost-effective strategy. Google Google Fiber announced more than a year ago that it was exploring ways to bring its super-speedy internet service to San Jose, California. Now, months after city officials approved the major construction needed to make it happen, the subsidiary of Google parent company Alphabet is hesitating. According to a report Tuesday in the San Jose Mercury News , officials with Google Fiber informed at least two cities in the Silicon Valley region that they're putting the rollout on hold to explore cheaper alternatives. Those alternatives likely include a stronger focus on aerial installation, especially coming after Google Fiber's purchase of the point-to-point internet service provider Webpass in June.

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