Unanimous: Provo Utah Council Approves Google Fiber

symbolset writes "In a unanimous vote the Provo Municipal Council has agreed to a plan to sell the city's troubled iProvo fiber Internet network to Google. Although this makes Provo, Utah the third city to embrace Google's ambitious gigabit fiber to the home plan the existing network will allow the residents of Provo to see faster installation than the others. Google had previously announced plans to proceed immediately on approval." They city handed the network over for $1, but there are hidden costs, from the article: "Provo taxpayers will still have to pay off a $39 million bond that the city originally issued to build the network. With interest, taxpayers still have to pay $3.3 million in bond payments per year for the next 12 years. ... The city will have to pay about $722,000 for equipment in order to continue using the gigabit service for government operations ... The city also has to pay about $500,000 to a civil engineering firm to determine exactly where the fiber optic cables are buried ... Google will lease the network to Provo city for free for 15 years."

Comments

Google Fiber

[fuzzyfuzzyfungus]

Because it takes a special company to provide 'family size' bandwidth in Utah!

Re:Google Fiber

[MickyTheIdiot]

I don't get it. Aren't they too godly to watch porn in Utah?

Re:Google Fiber

[larry bagina]

Case in point: one of the Boston marathon bombers was upset because his wife wouldn't fist his asshole. The other was upset he couldn't get a girl to shit on his face.

Re:Should have been the University of Utah

[ColdWetDog]

Google: All your bits are belong to us!

Re:incompetence

[Java Pimp]

They have some pretty neat equipment for finding the utility lines. Just the other week I saw the water company come through marking the water lines. One guy with a spray can followed the other who was holding this stick with a fork in it. The pointy end always pointing at the ground.