City of Ann Arbor to apply for Google Fiber

Requested

February 19, 2010

Recieved

February 19, 2010

Posted by

Edward Vielmetti

Date posted

February 22, 2010

City of Ann Arbor press release.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Feb. 19, 2010 –The City of Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan are partnering to evaluate Google's Request for Information (RFI) to build ultra-high speed broadband networks in communities across America. The RFI deadline is March 26, 2010.
City and UM staff, together with other key stakeholders, are currently working to complete a public engagement plan to garner citizen interest and feedback and demonstrate to Google the reasons why Ann Arbor is the perfect trial community. More details will be distributed in the coming weeks. For more information about the Google Fiber for Communities, visit http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi/

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