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Google Fiber Messed Up Big in Louisville – Instead of Fixing, It’s Leaving

Tim February 7, 2019

The story of Google Fiber in Louisville, Kentucky is a long and sad tale. I'll spare you a lot of the details, but what you need to know is, the service is officially shutting down in Louisville on April 15 and Google is providing the remaining time of service...

Google Fiber CEO Departs After Five Months

Tim July 18, 2017 12

First reported last night, Google Fiber has lost its CEO. After just five months on the job, Gregory McCray has departed and there's no replacement currently lined up. As I mentioned, McCray wasn't at Fiber for very long, but he took over for Craig Barratt...

Google Fiber TV Gets an Updated App

Kellen November 15, 2016 12

Google Fiber's deployment into new markets has been paused for now, but that hasn't stopped Google from working on the service in areas it already exists. For example, today, Google Fiber TV gets a shiny new app! Google says that the new Fiber TV app lets you...

Google Fiber Pauses Deployment to ‘Refine Approach,’ Head of Business Exits

Tim October 26, 2016 53

Announced via a Fiber blog post, Access CEO Craig Barratt states that while "our subscriber base and revenue are growing quickly," the company will be pausing all deployment in eight areas of the US that have been in the "exploratory" phase (planning out...

Report: Things Aren’t Well at Google Fiber, Workforce to be Cut in Half

Tim August 26, 2016 87

A new report from The Information came out this morning, detailing the struggles taking place inside of Google Fiber. According to the report, which cites various sources close to Alphabet and the Fiber team, Google Fiber had initially hoped to have 5 million...

Google Fiber May Switch Over to Wireless to Expand Quicker

Kellen August 15, 2016 52

Four years ago, Google Fiber's announcement gave hope to internet users across the United States who were sick of paying increasing prices for sub-par internet access at speeds that didn't seem to be adjusting to the times. Today, Fiber has reached just seven ...

Tuesday Poll: Do You Have a Home Phone?

Kellen March 29, 2016 132

Google introduced Fiber Phone, today, a home phone service that seemingly exists because there are real humans in the world that still need a home phone. I don't personally know any, but today's poll should fix that. Actually, we are curious how many of you...

Google Introduces Fiber Phone, Faxing and Dot Matrix Printing Likely Next

Kellen March 29, 2016 21

Today, because it is "still important to many families," Google introduced Fiber Phone, a home phone add-on to its Fiber internet service. Fiber Phone is a new way to help you stay connected, because it's a lot like having Google Voice for your home. With...