Google Fiber, which will deploy in Kansas City, says 180 “fiberhoods” will be wired, with installation set to begin in a few short weeks (click here for more information). In Kansas, Hanover Heights will be the first to get service. Across the river in Missouri next spring, Hallmark’s Crown Center will be the initial turn-on. In addition to high-speed Internet service, subscribers will get such channels as ABC Family, ABC News Now, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD, ESPN, ESPN Buzzer Beater, ESPN Classic, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Goal Line, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU, Longhorn Network, Ovation, SOAPnet, TBN, TBN Enlace, Velocity Boomerang, Cartoon Network, CNN, CNN en Español, CNN International, HLN, hTV, infinito, MLB Network Strike Zone (as part of an add-on package), TBS, TCM: Turner Classic Movies, TNT and truTV.

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