CONSTITUENTWORKS

We know that your time is valuable and so we've always focused on speed - from search to Gmail, Chrome to Android. Two years ago, we announced that we'd be bringing Google Fiber to Kansas City to show what's possible with super fast Internet access, and since November we've been connecting homes there to gigabit Internet that's 100 times faster than today's average broadband performance. Today, we're pleased to announce with Mayor Lee Leffingwell that Austin, Texas is becoming a Google Fiber city. It's a mecca for creativity and entrepreneurialism, with thriving artistic and tech communities, as well as the University of Texas and its new medical research hospital. We're sure these folks will do amazing things with gigabit access, and we feel very privileged to have been welcomed to their community. Our goal is to start connecting homes in Austin by mid-2014. Customers there will have a similar choice of products as our customers in Kansas City: Gigabit Internet or Gigabit Internet plus our Google Fiber TV service with nearly 200 HD TV channels. We're still working out pricing details, but we expect them to be roughly similar to Kansas City. Also, as in Kansas City, we're going to offer customers a free Internet connection at 5 mbps for 7 years, provided they pay a one-time construction fee. We're also planning to connect many public institutions as we build in Austin- schools, hospitals, community centers, etc. - at a gigabit for no charge.