Google is installing ultra-high speed fibre optic internet service in Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri.
This BBC report asks if the move will usher in a new era in industry and society, or just bring quicker web browsing and media downloads?
The service will offer download speeds up to 100 times faster than those available to the average American household.
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Source: BBC