Georgetown residents will soon have access to GFiber high-speed internet, following City Council’s approval of a license agreement with the service provider Oct. 14.

How it works

GFiber, formerly Google Fiber, involves underground installation to lay the fiber cables and offer connections to homes and businesses. The service first requires right-of-way access to install, maintain and operate the network, which Georgetown granted at its Oct. 14 meeting.

The installation process includes microtrenching, a “less intrusive” method that uses narrow underground channels along roads, curbs and sidewalks to install the fiber cables, Public Works Director Eric Johnson said.

While GFiber works to install the network, road closures will be kept “to an absolute minimum, if at all,” Johnson said.

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