Nov 12th 2013, 20:03, by Chris Welch
Back in April, Provo, Utah officials promised to bring Google Fiber to their city by the end of 2013. Today they're making good on that pledge. A new tweet from the Google Fiber Twitter account confirms that installations of the company's internet / cable service have begun in Provo. Google's deal with the city centered around the purchase of iProvo, an existing fiber-optic network that Mountain View gradually upgraded so that it could reach gigabit speeds. Google says its Fiber internet is up to 100 times faster than the high-speed connections offered by many cable providers.
Aside from a full-blown Fiber subscription, local residents on the Provo network can also opt for "free" service, which offers data speeds up to 5 Mbps after a...
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