Town Hall meetings set next week in Google Holler, NC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 4, 2010

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Town Hall meetings set next week in Google Holler, NC

GOOGLE HOLLER, NC – Hickory and Lenoir, two metro All-America cities in Google Holler invite citizens, business and community leaders to its Town Hall meetings.

“Come to one or both of the meetings, and spread the word, the more the merrier, and we’ll have a googliy good time” said Hickory Mayor Rudy Wright.  “During the Town Hall meetings we will give an update on the Hickory Lenoir Google initiative and we want to hear from citizens, and business and community leaders how a gigabit per second connection, which is more than 100 times faster than the current connection, help you and help the entire community.”

“We need to look at all angles, how will this super fast network assist our medical and manufacturing communities, small businesses, governments, designers, architects, students, educators and more,” added Mayor Wright.

The Town Hall meeting in Hickory will be Tuesday, March 9 at 7 p.m. at the Julian G. Whitener Municipal (City Hall), 76 North Center, Hickory.

The Town Hall meeting in Lenoir will be Thursday, March 11 at 7 p.m. in the joint City/County Chambers, 905 West Avenue, Lenoir.

Background:

The Hickory/Lenoir Google Fiber to the Home and Business Request for Information (RFI) application is a collective effort with support from municipalities and counties along the U.S. 321 data center corridor in Catawba and Caldwell Counties.  The intent of the Google project is to eliminate the bandwidth bottleneck so that Google can develop and test high speed network applications, and Google will open their network to any and all service providers who want access to a large bandwidth “pipe” to businesses and households.

The high test speed is a gigabit per second connection, which is more than 100 times faster than the current connection available in the area.  The communities are confident that if Hickory/Lenoir is awarded as a test site for the ultra-fast network, the community would see significant economic growth, as it will open doors and be an attraction for local business to stay, and recruit more industries, creating more opportunity for all citizens and local governments.

How can you help?

• www.googlehickorylenoir.com – This website is the primary source for information about the Hickory/Lenoir Google Fiber project.
• Survey – Please take time to fill out the survey, it is available online and at the public libraries.
• YouTube – Create and submit videos and commercials supporting the initiative, and include how it would help you at home, work, school and/or all.
• Media – Let local newspapers, radio and television stations know how important this initiative is via Letters to the Editor, calls into local radio programs and contact television stations.
• Email Blasts – Utilize your existing database of family, friends and acquaintances to help share the message of support for the project and send people to www.googlehickorylenoir.com.
• Facebook Woogle Hickory Lenoir! – Become a fan and invite others to communicate the message “Gotta get a gigabit” and discuss the benefits of the project.
• Twitter WoogleHKYLNR – Be the first to know the happenings with the initiative.
• Word of mouth – Be informed about the benefits of the project and share the news.

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