Google Outlines IPTV, 1-Gig Internet Service in Kansas City

'Google Fiber TV' service includes network DVR service with 500 hours of storage

By Todd Spangler, Multichannel News -- Broadcasting & Cable, 7/27/2012 8:56:00 AM

After more than two years in the works, Google announced details of its 1 Gigabit per second Internet fiber-to-the-home service -- as well as a companion IPTV service with 161 channels and multiscreen access -- to be available in Kansas City, Kan., and central Kansas City, Mo.

Google will charge $70 per month for standalone Internet service, and $120 per month for TV plus 1-Gig service with a two-year contract. Users also have the option to get 5 Mbps downstream Internet access for no monthly charge for at least seven years, if they pay a one-time $300 "construction fee" or pay $25 per month for 12 months.

However, a listing of the service's initial channel lineup excludes a number of top cable networks, including HBO, Disney Channel, ESPN, Fox News Channel, TNT, TBS and AMC.

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