One week after the announcement that the Google Fiber network would come to Austin, Texas, Provo found out it will be the third city to get the search company’s gigabit high-speed service. The Utah city, home to a much-criticized, money-losing fiber optic network, will sell it to Google for $1, according to published reports. The announcement includes the promise that the company will eventually provide the city’s 115,000 residents with Internet service that is 100 times faster than existing broadband technologies.
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Provo Is Next Stop on the Google Fiber Express
Posted by: Richard Adhikari April 20, 2013 06:00 AMOne week after the announcement that the Google Fiber network would come to Austin, Texas, Provo found out it will be the third city to get the search company’s gigabit high-speed service. The Utah city, home to a much-criticized, money-losing fiber optic network, will sell it to Google for $1, according to published reports. The announcement includes the promise that the company will eventually provide the city’s 115,000 residents with Internet service that is 100 times faster than existing broadband technologies.