We can has 1 Gbps Internet in Minneapolis?

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Earlier on Google Buzz I asked if cities can make pitches to Google to get in on the 1Gbps fiber-to-the-home connections that company plans on bringing to as many as 500,000 people. I assume no one saw that because it was on Google Buzz, but I digress.

Turns out cities can apply here.

Stacey Higginbotham suggested Austin, Texas get in on the action.

I think Austin needs to let Minneapolis have some fun for once.

Cities have until March 26 to respond. So how do me make this happen? Who do we call? Who gets the City Hall interested in this?

  • Peter Fleck

    Contact your council member. I sent an email out to the Digital Inclusion group which includes Elizabeth Glidden and cc’d Cam Gordon, and the CTO Lynn Willenbring. Wouldn’t hurt to contact everybody.

  • Peter Fleck

    Contact your council member. I sent an email out to the Digital Inclusion group which includes Elizabeth Glidden and cc’d Cam Gordon, and the CTO Lynn Willenbring. Wouldn’t hurt to contact everybody.

  • Doug Hamlin

    Thanks, Peter. I’ll send a note to Diane Hofstede too.Meant to mention it above, but I think the benefits here speak for themselves.It’s amazing people we’re having this conversation about the digital divide vis-a-vis broadband 10 years ago. Yes, most of us have faster connections now than we did then, but the conversation hasn’t changed much; 1 Gbps could be a real game changer in attracting talent.

  • Doug Hamlin

    Thanks, Peter. I’ll send a note to Diane Hofstede too.Meant to mention it above, but I think the benefits here speak for themselves.It’s amazing people we’re having this conversation about the digital divide vis-a-vis broadband 10 years ago. Yes, most of us have faster connections now than we did then, but the conversation hasn’t changed much; 1 Gbps could be a real game changer in attracting talent.