Google Delays Fiber Expansion, Keeps the Details Vague

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Several U.S. cities eagerly await Google to announce its fiber expansion plans

Just a few locations have benefited from Google's fiber roll out, which allows for up to 1Gbps Internet service (both uploads and downloads) along with the bundling of TV service at relatively affordable price points. More cities are on the expansion roadmap, though Google has decided to postpone plans to launch its fiber service in new territories before the end of the year, the company announced.
"We've been working closely with cities ... to figure out how we could bring them Google Fiber, and we're grateful for their vision, commitment, and plain old hard work," Google said in a statement, according to SlashGear. "While we were hoping to have an update for cities before the holidays, we have a bit more work to wrap up; we'll be back in touch sometime early next year."
Google didn't offer up any specific reasoning for the delay into 2015, though it may have to do with wanting to put in more research into existing infrastructures before jumping in with shovels and machinery. In speaking with the Triangle Business Journal, Google Fiber director of business development, Jill Szuchmacher, likened the gung-ho approach to "getting married without having ever dated."
"If there's infrastructure built, there is no reason to dig up a street," she added.
AT&T has also put the brakes on its gigabit expansion, at as it pertains to cities beyond those where a commitment already exists. However, AT&T's delay is due to uncertainties with net neutrality rules, as the company wants to see what the future landscape will be like before it decides to further invest in fiber.
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