OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — City leaders voted Monday night, giving approval for Google Fiber to bring its internet service to the city.
Last fall, Google Fiber and Overland Park officials struck a preliminary deal to bring the Google internet service to residents, but concerns by some city councilmen delayed the vote by a month. When the city council came back to approve the deal, Google Fiber had backed out, saying it needed to focus more effort on finishing its fiber network on the Missouri side.
Months later, the negotiations resumed, and now the ten-year contract up for approval states Google Fiber can put its equipment on city property in exchange for a rental fee.
Google Fiber continues to expand its service in Johnson County, with plans to install fiberhoods in Olathe, Lenexa, and Shawnee.
Google Fiber’s website shows the company is currently installing fiberhoods in Austin and Provo, Utah, with plans to offer services to nine other cities including Phoenix, Portland and Atlanta.
Click here for more on Google Fiber’s expansions into new cities.
