JWU Professors say "Allowing Google to build should be welcomed and encouraged."

Two Johnson & Wales University Professors, Adam C. Smith and Stewart Dompe, recently wrote a Viewpoint article for the Charlotte Business Journal:

"Google Fiber has the potential to revolutionize home use of the Internet by expanding access and significantly lowering costs. A large share of Google's profits come from ad revenue, not Internet access, so the more content and users the better. For this reason Google is willing to incur the high cost of building a parallel fiber-optic network, because cheaper, easier access will attract more users to the Internet.

Charlotte is a dynamic city with a knack for innovation and huge potential for growth. Allowing Google to build should be welcomed and encouraged."

For the full CBJ article click here.

Google Fiber: It's an opportunity we should embrace wholeheartedly

Terry Cox, President and CEO of Business Innovation & Growth (BIG) recently wrote an Op-Ed article to The Charlotte Observer supporting the deployment of Google Fiber to Charlotte. Her appeal included:

"We have the opportunity to take advantage of the economic development and educational opportunities that world-leading broadband networks can provide. It’s an opportunity we should embrace wholeheartedly."

For the full article click here.

Charlotte Named As Potential Google Fiber City

Google officially announced the next cities being considered for gigabit fiber deployment after Kansas City, Austin, and Provo. We were pleased to see Charlotte is one of the cities being considered in the next wave of deployment. Google stated:

"we’ll work closely with each city’s leaders on a joint planning process that will not only map out a Google Fiber network in detail, but also assess what unique local challenges we might face."

Read the full announcement on the Google blog here.