Google Fiber RFI statistics

Google has updated its Google Fiber for Communities page to include a map showing all communities that submitted an RFI or nomination.  Surprisingly, hundreds of governments across the country responded.

One sentence on this page stands out. "If one message has come through loud and clear, it's this: people across the country are hungry for better and faster Internet access."  In looking at the map, the response from local governments is enormous.  If anything, it shows that government is "hungry for better and faster Internet access" as well.  If this is truly the case, why is our infrastructure lagging so far behind other nations when our  governments are apparently interested in an improvement?

Regardless of which communities Google chooses for this initiative, it is my hope that communities across the nation are inspired to improve their network infrastructure and get this country up to speed.