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Google Fiber To Come To Provo, Utah

Posted by Soulskill on from the stop-making-me-jealous-of-cities-i've-never-heard-of dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Google announced today that they intend on purchasing the existing iProvo fiber network to make Provo the third U.S. city to have Google Fiber. If approved by the city council, implementation would begin later in 2013. 'As a part of the acquisition, we would commit to upgrade the network to gigabit technology and finish network construction so that every home along the existing iProvo network would have the opportunity to connect to Google Fiber.'" Also at SlashCloud

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  1. Stop taunting us! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    When will Google Fiber come to my city! Yes, I'll give up all my privacy to Google! You know the truth? If Google demanded I send them nude pictures so I could have gigabit Internet, I'd do it! Anything for gigabit Internet! PLEASE!!! NOW!!! PLEASE!!!

    1. Re:Stop taunting us! by egcagrac0 · · Score: 2, Funny

      The trouble with crowdsourcing naked pictures is that there are a lot of people out there I don't want to see naked.

      Perhaps that's their business model - pay us, or we send you more pictures of 14/f/cali guy.

    2. Re:Stop taunting us! by Guppy · · Score: 3, Funny

      Google FIber: The cure for a constipated telecom monopoly. No, seriously -- just one dose, and entrenched ISPs start running :)

  2. Porn by Oyjord · · Score: 2, Funny

    Just imagine how much faster the porn will download in Utah! Wait....

  3. So glad by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    I'm so glad that I moved to Utah!

    Said no one ever (still).

  4. Re:Coming next by egcagrac0 · · Score: 1, Funny

    Multi-Mormon Online Real Proselytizing Game?