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Google Fiber is expanding its ultra-fast Internet and entertainment network in the Triangle, now taking service orders in the Brier Creek area of northwest Raleigh near Raleigh Durham International Airport. Brier Creek becomes the third area where Google Fiber access is available. Sign-ups will be offered through May 25, according to an announcement made Tuesday. Parts of North Hills and Morrisville also have service. Google Fiber says it has resumed taking orders in Morrisville. Service offerings in addition to Internet access are video/TV and phone offerings. To see if your neighborhood has access, visit the Google Fiber locator site...

Google Fiber may be available only in limited areas of the Triangle but its community reach is close to 500,000 “unique” participants and visitors, the company says in a new report. It’s also helped 366 people bridge the “digital divide” through training and providing computers. While Google Fiber has delayed deployment of its network in much of the U.S., the company has said it remains committed to expansion across the Research Triangle region. And in its “Community Impact Report,” Google Fiber accented its commitment to be actively involved in education as well as outreach. The report notes several statistics...

Google Fiber is reaching out to assure Triangle customers – and potential ones – that the company is “here to stay in the Triangle.” GF issued the statement Wednesday afternoon following a report of major changes within the company. It’s the second time in recent months that GF has reaffirmed its commitment to the Triangle. The first statement came last October. “Google Fiber is here to stay in the Triangle,” a GF spokesperson said in an email to WRAL TechWire. “We have many happy customers in Morrisville, and earlier this month we laid down roots in Raleigh with our...

Google Fiber begins offering ultra-fast Internet, phone and TV service in Raleigh’s North Hills as of Wednesday. Plus, GF is opening a customer and retail center in Downtown Raleigh while also preparing to provide service to The Oaks community. However, GF declined to comment when asked several other questions about deployment plans and other possible technology offerings in the future. Wednesday’s news reaffirms GF’s commitment to continue expanding its fiber network in the Triangle after declaring last October that it was pausing fiber construction in several cities around the country. Erick Garr of GF pointed out the services to...

Google Fiber, which recently paused its nation-wide expansion plans, is adding new markets again. But this time it’s through high-speed point-to-point service called Webpass. No word on RTP expansion at this point, but gigabit Internet could be coming to a building near you for $60 a month. The Triangle is one of the vew areas in which Google is continue to develop its in-ground fiber network. The company has also said it wants to “trial” a high-speed wireless service in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill metro. As of today, however, Google Fiber’s most concrete expansion plans focus on Webpass, which delivers...

Shortly after Google Fiber announced a pause in its network expansion as well as layoffs{/a}} and a change in CEO, AT&T responded Thursday with a blog post and provided other information that, together, take thinly disguised shots at its rival. For example, AT&T boasted how far and fast its network has grown in the Triangle and elsewhere. This is the latest in flame wars between the two companies who have feuded quite bluntly in recent months. “With the launch of AT&T Internet 1000 to over 150,000 locations in the Triangle, AT&T has positioned Raleigh-Durham as a gigabit region by...

The head of Google Fiber is stepping down and GF is halting plans to expand to other cities. However, GF says construction will continue in metro areas such as the Triangle and Charlotte. “Our work with continue” in some cities, GF’s top executive, Craig Barratt, wrote in a blog post late Tuesday in which he disclosed that he was stepping down. Barratt is senior vice president of Alphabet (the name for Google’s parent company) and CEO of Access, Alphabet’s name for the Google Fiber effort. In the Triangle and North Carolina, a spokesperson for GF pointed out: “Our blog...