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  Sprint network outage leads to delays for Alaska Airlines passengers (update: service restored)

  By Kimber Streams on October 8, 2012 03:05 pm + 14 comments

  Seattle-based Alaska Airlines is experiencing delays due to a Sprint outage from a cut fiber network Continue reading…

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  Google to blanket Kansas City with superfast internet: 180 neighborhoods register for Fiber

  By Louis Goddard on September 10, 2012 05:32 am + 52 comments

  At least 180 Kansas City neighborhoods on both sides of the Kansas / Missouri state line have Continue reading…

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  Yesterday's Wikipedia outage explained: data center fiber connections severed

  By Evan Rodgers on August 7, 2012 11:37 pm + 9 comments

  Yesterday, Wikipedia was down for just over two hours when the fiber connection between the Continue reading…

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  Google Fiber: first impressions from a Kansas City cafe

  By Aaron Souppouris on August 1, 2012 06:19 am + 84 comments

  GigaOm reporter Dave Greenbaum recently visited Mud Pie, a vegan cafe in Kansas City that has s Continue reading…

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  Google Fiber: everything you need to know

  By Laura June on July 26, 2012 01:29 pm

  Google has announced superfast internet in Kanas City, but that's not all: it's also unveiling Fiber Continue reading…

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  Google Fiber launches in Kansas City, promises 1000 Mbps up and down

  By Dieter Bohn on July 26, 2012 12:20 pm + 219 comments

  Google Fiber has finally arrived in Kansas City, offering crazy-fast broadband speeds and a new Continue reading…

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  Google to reveal Fiber in Kansas City details on July 26th

  By Nathan Ingraham on July 18, 2012 11:31 am + 50 comments

  Google's Kansas City Fiber project has been a long time coming, but it looks like the company is Continue reading…

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  Verizon preparing to raise FiOS broadband speeds and prices?

  By Bryan Bishop on May 19, 2012 11:49 am + 25 comments

  If it's available in your area, there's no disputing that Verizon's FiOS is one of the fastest Continue reading…

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  Vodafone set to buy Cable & Wireless Worldwide for £1 billion

  By Jeff Blagdon on April 23, 2012 04:36 am + 16 comments

  Vodafone is prepared to buy UK-based telecom company Cable & Wireless Worldwide (C&WW) for £1 Continue reading…

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  BT Infinity broadband doubling download speeds at no extra cost

  By Adi Robertson on April 11, 2012 09:01 am + 74 comments

  UK broadband service BT Infinity is increasing its speeds for customers starting tomorrow. Infinity Continue reading…