Austin Google Fiber Sign Ups Go Live

Last week Google unveiled pricing for Google Fiber in Austin, and this week the company began taking the first sign ups for neighborhood deployments, as their "fiberhood" process gets underway. According to a Google blog post, interested Austinites in the South and Southeast areas of the city can head here to plug in their information and support their neighborhood as an initial build candidate. The company today also opened a "fiber space" in downtown Austin (201 Colorado St.) where users can also visit to get more details.

"This is just the beginning," states Google. "We’ll be opening new areas of the city for signups on an ongoing basis, and we hope to bring Fiber to every neighborhood in Austin that wants it."

As noted last week, residential users have three pricing options: a 5 Mbps tier that costs $300 up front but will then be free for ten years, a symmetrical 1 Gbps tier for $70 a month, or a symmetrical 1 Gbps and cable TV bundle that will run you $130.

Similarly, small businesses in Austin can now sign up for Google Fiber's new Google Fiber business-class service, which will cost local businesses $100 a month as part of the company's early access program.