Entrenched broadband providers like Verizon, Time Warner Cable and Comcast have been slow to respond to the threat posed by Google Fiber, the ultra-high-speed internet service that the search giant is rolling out in Kansas City. But the giants are finally starting to awaken since Google announced that it is expanding into other markets, including Austin, Texas and Provo, Utah. Time Warner Cable announced on Wednesday <http://www.twcableuntangled.com/2013/04/atx-free-wifi/> that it's building a citywide wireless internet service in Austin that will be available to the company's internet subscribers for no additional charge. The service is already available in the Barton Springs-Zilker Park area, and the company plans to expand into hundreds of other locations, beginning with popular public spaces. Those without a qualifying internet plan from the company will be able to pay for access, starting at $2.95 an hour. [...] http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/04/google-fiber-verizon/ buon week end