Raytown says it's getting Google Fiber too

RAYTOWN, Mo. (AP) - Raytown officials have announced a tentative agreement to bring Google Fiber to the Kansas City suburb.

The Kansas City Star reports a vote on the agreement could come in late May. The Raytown announcement comes the day after the city council in nearby Shawnee, Kan., endorsed a deal to bring Google Fiber to its residents.

The Internet giant's entry into the Kansas City area began in 2011 when it chose Kansas City and Kansas City, Kan., as the launch pad for an Internet service nearly 100 times faster than conventional home broadband.

Late last fall, Google Fiber began providing the service in a few pockets of Kansas City, Kan., and hopes to start turning on some service on the Missouri side of the metro area this month.