Google Fiber Confidential and Proprietary

Digital Inclusion v1:

Our Approach &

Lessons Learned

Erica Swanson Digital Evolution Conference, Dec. 13

Twitter: @GoogleFiber

Google Fiber Confidential and Proprietary

“Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it

universally accessible.”

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Google Fiber Confidential and Proprietary

It began with an idea….

America needs ultra high-

speed, ubiquitous

connectivity.

(Yes, yes, I know.)

Back to that idea…

American loved it.

Google Fiber is now in 4 cities.

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So what is Google Fiber?

Fiber to the home. (“Last mile”)

Symmetrical Gigabit. (100x faster

than today's average offerings.)

User-focused TV experience

delivering hundreds of channels.

In Kansas City, residents can choose

from one of three product offerings.

Gigabit + TV

$120/moGigabit Internet

$70/mo

Free Internet for 7 years

$300 construction fee

(or $25/mo x 12months)

+ Free Gig connections to

community anchor institutions

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By Monday…

And we also know HOW to reach them.

To close the digital divide, we must:

Provide access to affordable connectivity

Provide access to affordable computers

Help people learn digital skills

Help people see the relevance of the Web

working in

collaboration

with partners

What have we learned & what are we

doing about it?

We partner to deliver high-impact

trainings, drive awareness with events.

Our Community Leaders Program is

a scalable train-the-trainers model.

1:1 help for new

Internet users

We launched a $1M Digital Inclusion Fund for

local projects that close the Digital Divide.

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Contact Erica Swanson

eswanson@google.com