“We’ve invited 34 cities in nine metro areas across the US to work
with us to explore what it would take to build a new fiber-optic network
in their community,” Google said in an announcement today. There’s no
guarantee for any of these cities.
Google is asking municipal officials to do the following:
Provide detailed, accurate maps of existing infrastructure like utility poles, conduits, and water, gas, and electricity lines.
Ensure the company can access and put its fiber on existing poles or conduits.
Review permitting processes to make sure cities can handle as much
as 100x their usual number of permit requests—once it starts building.
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