Google plans on testing one or more high-speed broadband networks in a select number of midsized U.S. cities, and has asked interested municipalities to provide information about their communities that will allow Google to make its decision. That has led Topeka, Kan., to change its name temporarily to Google, and other towns such as Grand Rapids, Mich., to launch massive social networking campaigns. Google, however, is choosing to keep its decision-making process under wraps.
– Pop quiz: What do the cities of Topeka, Kan.,
Boulder, Colo.,
Aspen, Colo.,
Park City, Utah,
Grand Rapids, Mich.
and an increasing number of U.S.
cities have in common? They are all either competing or mulling over whether to
compete for a contract to test-market a Google broadband service. T…