Here's the article link: http://www.pcmag.com/news/343607/google-to-kansas-city-goodbye-free-fiber <http://www.pcmag.com/news/343607/google-to-kansas-city-goodbye-free-fiber> TJ
Sent with MailTrack <https://mailtrack.io/install?source=signature&lang=en&[email protected]&idSignature=22> ============================================ Tom Johnson Institute for Analytic Journalism -- Santa Fe, NM USA 505.577.6482(c) 505.473.9646(h) Society of Professional Journalists <http://www.spj.org> - Region 9 <http://www.spj.org/region9.asp> Director *Check out It's The People's Data <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Its-The-Peoples-Data/1599854626919671>* http://www.jtjohnson.com [email protected] ============================================ On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 12:15 PM, Barry MacKichan < [email protected]> wrote: > PC Magazine had a list of 14 tech cities. Along with Silicon Valley, > Boston, etc, was this. The moral is that fiber, at this point in history, > can make a difference for a city. > > --Barry > > 11 of 14 > Kansas City > Kansas City might not be the first area you think of for a post-college, > big-city move. But this region—which sits on the border of Kansas and > Missouri—has one big selling point: Google Fiber. Kansas City was the first > to get Google’s gigabit Internet service, a move that has made this city of > just under half a million residents a new destination for those who have > start-up aspirations but lack the deep pockets that Silicon Valley or New > York might require. Kansas City companies are competing for top tech talent > and getting things started at the KC Start-Up Village. While Google Fiber > has expanded to other cities, with more Google "fiberhoods" in the works, > Kansas City is one of the best options for super-fast Internet in a region > that won't break the bank. The average listing price for homes in the > region is just under $200,000 while median rent sits below $1,000 per > month. That's not bad if you're making the average tech salary of $89,448, > which increased 21.7 percent between 2014 and 2015. > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
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