Google Fiber was stalled for years but now says it’ll expand to 5 new states

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Google Fiber says it plans to expand its fiber-to-the-home Internet service to several new states for the first time since it announced a pause in construction in October 2016. The plans are pending local approvals. The Alphabet division said in a press release today that it is "talking to city leaders" in five states "with the objective of bringing Google Fiber's fiber-to-the-home service to their communities."

The new states are Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada, and Idaho. Three of those were just announced, while projects in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Mesa, Arizona, were announced in recent months.

"These states will be the main focus for our growth for the next several years, along with continued expansion in our current metro areas," Google Fiber CEO Dinni Jain wrote. "In addition, we'd also love to talk to communities that want to build their own fiber networks. We've seen this model work effectively in Huntsville and in West Des Moines, and we'll continue to look for ways to support similar efforts."