Google Fiber for Communities
Bloomington's Response to Google
Read Bloomington's response to the Google Fiber for Communities opportunity: Google Fiber for Communities Application.
Bloom4Fiber Action Center
Join us at http://www.bloom4fiber.net, our headquarters on the web for Bloomington's Google Fiber for Communities response. See you there....
Google Fiber for Communities
Information technology has the ability to empower communities and fuel job creation. Recently the ubiquitous search company Google announced its intent to establish gigabit-per-second fibre-to-the-home networks in a handful of communities in the US. The speed of these experimental networks will be more than 100 to 1000 times our current broadband speeds... a difference in kind, not just degree. Such a network would transform our community in ways we can hardly imagine. But imagining them, is part of what Google is seeking. City ITS and ESD staff are crafting a response with input from IU and many other community partners to make a strong case for Bloomington.
To craft as strong an response as possible, we need your ideas as well.
Get Involved
- You can tell Google why you think Bloomington should become a Gigabit fiber community.
Submit a supporting nomination here.
- Tip#1: Deadline is March 26. Give it some thought and submit before the deadline!
- Tip#2: Draft your response on your wordprocessor then copy and paste into the nomination form.
- Google is looking for creative submissions, including videos.
- Email us at googlegigabit@bloomington.in.gov
Gigabit Information
- Google Blog Post on Google Fiber for Communities Program
- Google's Fiber for Communities website.
- What's a Gigabit?
- This Website:http://bloomington.in.gov/googlegigabit