Want ultra high-speed Internet? Show your colors today
March 15, 2010
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Written by Tom Durkin, a freelance writer lives in Nevada City. He can be reached via email at kmidboe@theunion.com.
In a public relations coup, Topeka, the capital of Kansas, has unofficially renamed itself Google, Kan. In response, Duluth, Minn., made a YouTube video admitting they wished they’d thought of it first.
Dozens of communities ranging from Chico and Modesto to major cities like Seattle and Washington, D.C. are competing in the wide-open contest Google announced Feb. 10.
As reported by Michelle Rindels in The Union, a Nevada City/Grass Valley coalition – 95959google – is looking to win the competition.
Part of Google’s selection criteria is an overt demonstration of the level of enthusiasm and commitment the community would have in working with Google to install and test the system.
And today is the day Nevada County residents get to show their desire – and need – for Internet speeds as much as 100 times faster than their current service.
