According to a report from The Kansas City Star, Google has delayed the initial rollout of its high-speed, 1 gigabit per second (1Gbps) Internet service in Kansas City, Missouri. The report claims that Google and local government are in a dispute on where and how to hang the fiber optic cables on utility poles that are required for the network. In addition, installation costs can be blamed for the delayed rollout. 

Google's original agreement with the city apparently discussed how this would be done in about 60 words, but lawyers from both sides are still working out the exact details.

That hiccup in what figures to be a historic digital-age infrastructure upgrade in the city suggests that Google and Wyandotte County officials failed to mind the devilish details of their pact. The deal was hailed last spring as critical to landing Google. The California company said one reason it came to Kansas was because local officials could move quickly to make the project work.

Google has declined to comment on whether this setback will pushback a release date by several months.