City council approved plan to bring Google Fiber to Omaha

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha city council approved a plan Tuesday allowing Google to build a fiber optic network in Omaha.

Questions remain about a 2% charge on gross revenue for the project.

City leaders are not sure they can implement the charge, despite Google earlier pledging to pay it anyway.

But while many are interested in seeing the service here, there’s a question about whether the city can charge Google for use of the right-of-way.

The city law department says state law doesn’t allow the city to charge Google if it’s putting in broadband—which it would be.

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