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Kansas City -- Not Evanston -- Gets Google Fiber

Google announced they will test Google Fiber in Kansas City.

Evanston will not be the test city for Google's new ultra high-speed broadband, as the company has instead chosen Kansas City, Kansas for their Google Fiber trial.

Evanston is one of thousands of cities that didn't make the cut. Even Topeka, Kansas, which in 2010 briefly changed its name to Google, Kansas in an attempt to bring the company to their city, lost out to Kansas City.

"In selecting a city, our goal was to find a location where we could build efficiently, make an impact on the community and develop relationships with local government and community organizations. We’ve found this in Kansas City," Google said in an official blog post.

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In response to cities expressing disappointment over the news, Google updated their announcement with a statement indicating that this is only the beginning of the project and they hope to bring the broadband service to other cities in the future.


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