Google Fiber Coming to Atlanta, Decatur and Avondale

UPDATE V: Comcast has provided their viewpoint on Google Fiber’s Atlanta announcement…

Comcast already offers speeds up to 10 Gbps to Atlanta area business customers. For our residential customers, we’ve increased our  internet speeds 13 times in the last 13 years, doubled our network capacity every 18 months, and operate the nation’s fastest and most reliable in home Wi-Fi service.  We have a great track record for staying at the technology forefront and delivering the fastest speeds to the most homes and businesses.   

UPDATE IV: Google Fiber’s Atlanta website is already up and running. Check it out HERE.  Above photo courtesy of Fiber website

And here’s the official list of Atlanta area cities getting the service, courtesy of Google’s support page…

Atlanta, Avondale Estates, Brookhaven, College Park, Decatur, East Point, Hapeville, Sandy Springs, Smyrna

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UPDATE III: Here’s a pic from Downtown Decatur from the Atlanta press conference…

UPDATE II: Here it is. First official confirmation that Google Fiber is coming to Atlanta and Decatur courtesy of Mike McClain via Twitter…

UPDATE I: And the scene in Nashville, another of the reported recipient cities, courtesy of SouthernAlpha via Twitter…

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It seems all but certain that Google’s pending 1p press conference in Midtown will announce Google Fiber is coming to Atlanta.

The Wall Street Journal has already made the call.

But in case you need more certainty, here’s the current scene in Charlotte, NC, another of the cities on the verge of an announcement, courtesy of WSOC’s Jenna Deary via Twitter.   More when we know it.