Google is looking into bringing Wi-Fi networks to cities and towns that are covered by the company's Google Fiber high-speed internet service.
The announcement was released in a document obtained by IDG News Service, which states the search engine giant is currently mulling whether to add the service to 34 cities in 2015, according to Computer World.
The document does not include any specific details about the Wi-Fi plan, Google said it will be "discussing our Wi-Fi plans and related requirements with your city as we move forward with your city during this planning process."
The company declined to answer any specific questions about the move, but it did share its interest in an emailed statement, PC World reported.
"We'd love to be able to bring Wi-Fi access to all of our Fiber cities, but we don't have any specific plans to announce right now," Google said.
Google Fiber is currently available in Kansas City and Provo, Utah, and is slated to be introduced in Austin, Tex., soon.
The service offers customers Internet data-transfer speeds of up to one gigabit per second, which is faster than most current Internet services, The Wall Street Journal reported. The possible Wi-Fi move could supply needed connectivity to neighborhoods and allow residents to use their mobile devices for a variety of activities, including video streaming.
The 34 cities that were chosen by Google received a request for information from the company, which included a list of all the addresses in each city and a description of building types. The request also included geospatial data files that have information on streets, rights of way, boundaries, utility holes, manholes, zoning types and pavement conditions across the city, Computer World reported.
The company is also asking for the cities to identify locations where utility huts could be installed. The cities have until May 1 to reply to Google's request, and the company will conduct a detailed study once it has received the information.
"This process will take some time, but we hope to have updates on which cities will get Fiber by the end of the year," Google said in the document.
