Mayor: Google Fiber is coming to Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte Mayor Dan Clodfelter announced that Google Fiber is coming to Charlotte.

The mayor made the announcement in a press conference with Google officials at Discovery Place.

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Clodfelter said bring Fiber to Charlotte shows the city's role in the digital economy.

"This is a major win for our city," Clodfelter said.

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A Google official said it will take an enormous amount of time to develop system. Number of miles could be from Canada and back.

Google created a page for Charlotte neighborhoods to receive updates and show interest for the service. Click here to visit the page.

The Google Fiber car will be out and about to interact with people in the community this week. People can search for it on social using #FiberIsComing.

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Earlier in the day, Charlotte city manger Ron Carlee spoke exclusively to Channel 9's Jenna Deery about the Google announcement.

Carlee, who was master of ceremonies at the news conference  said Google Fiber will be "huge" for Charlotte.

"It is very exciting. We've worked very hard," Carlee said. "Our staff has really drilled down to show Google how they can come to Charlotte as easily as they can come to any city, and they already know that it's a market. We are very excited about today's announcement."

"We're talking about a whole new utility coming to Charlotte and building a whole new utility system. That is huge," he said.

"That is a ton of work in our right of way going into our communities and so how do you do that? How do you do it well?," Carlee said. "That's what our staff has been doing to show Google that we are a city where you can really do business."

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"There are going to be better companies -- competition drives innovation. It also drives down price. This is a great thing for everybody," Carlee said.

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