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Group Rallies for Google High Speed Internet in San Luis Obispo
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Jeff Williams on March 17,2010 5:59am
 
A BIG RALLY WAS HELD IN SAN LUIS OBISPO ON TUESDAY AS PART OF AN EFFORT TO BRING
GOOGLE HIGH SPEED INTERNET TO THE CENTRAL COAST..  MEMBERS OF " TECH NETWORKING
" SENT RSVP'S VIA FACEBOOK TO ATTEND THE RALLY WITH SIGNS AND T SHIRTS THAT RED
" MAKE SLO FAST " AS THEY MARCHED DOWNTOWN HOPING IT WILL BRING A NEW FIBER
OPTICS NETWORK THAT GOOGLE SAYS WOULD BE 100 TIMES FASTER COMPARED TO WHAT
PEOPLE ARE USING NOW..
GOOGLE WOULD MAKE THE HIGH SPEED INTERNET AVAILABLE AT A COMPETITIVE PRICE FOR
50 THOUSAND PEOPLE IN A TEST MARKET.. THE DEADLINE FOR CITIES TO APPLY IS MARCH
26TH AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT ONLY ONE WINNER WILL BE SELECTED LATER THIS YEAR.