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Burlington could become Google test site

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Associated Press - Published: February 28, 2010

BURLINGTON — Vermont's largest city is looking at a potential partnership with Internet search giant Google to become a test site for a new super-high-speed fiber optic communications network.

Google is looking for communities to act as test sites for a new fiber network that would provide Internet connectivity at more than 100 times the speeds most Americans have today.

Mayor Bob Kiss says the city may be a good candidate since it already has a fiber-optic network installed by Burlington Telecom.

The city is planning a public meeting on its application to Google.



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I would love to see an alternative to Comcast and FairPoint. Hope it is affordable.

I was very happy with Verizon DSL, but it has been billing and customer service nightmare since FairPoint took over. Moving to Comcast just increased the number of billing disputes, and I am sorry I ever did it.
-- Posted by Christina Colombe on Sun, Feb 28, 2010, 3:24 pm EST

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Good luck with that. Whats google going to do come replace a network that it cannot use, than hope to make money off a company that couldn't make money itself. Well I guess it could be a possibility, someone I doubt that us google share holders are approve the aquisition of Burlington telcom.
-- Posted by ok then on Sun, Feb 28, 2010, 1:23 pm EST

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