Hillsborough Mayor Jenn Weaver says her Orange County town will welcome Google Fiber — though perhaps not the construction that comes with it.
“The community really needs to just prepare ourselves for a lot of disruptions,” she said. “There’s going to be hiccups. This is what we’ve seen from our neighboring communities that have gone through this. We just need to tough it out, and it will be worth it on the other side we hope.”
In March, Hillsborough became the third Triangle town in the past year to announce the arrival of Google Fiber, the tech giant’s fiber optic connection that promises considerably faster speeds than traditional broadband. Following a period of little to no expansion, Google says it’s been extending its local network at a considerable pace.
