Google Fiber today confirmed that the company will be expanding its ultra-fast broadband service into Salt Lake City, Utah. According to a company blog post, Salt Lake City was chosen because of the city’s “booming technology sector, world-renowned universities and a vibrant local culture.” The city will be joining recently announced expansion cities including Raleigh/Durham, Charlotte, Nashville, and Atlanta — all currently in the network design phase.
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“Over the coming months, we’ll work closely with these cities to map out just where to lay our fiber-optic cables,” said Google’s Devin Baer. “There’s a lot of work ahead; as the new Associate City Manager for Google Fiber in Salt Lake City, I can’t wait to see what the city does with superfast Internet.”
When the company announced its latest expansion plans it stated that Phoenix, Portland, Salt Lake City, San Antonio and San Jose were all likely targets for future Google Fiber deployments. Additional markets should be announced later this year.
As in existing launch markets of Provo, Austin and Kansas City, Google Fiber customers can nab a symmetrical 1 Gbps connection for $70 a month, TV and symmetrical 1 Gbps service for $130 a month ($120 for existing customers), or a symmetrical 5 Mbps connection for “free” after you’ve shelled out the $300 installation fee (at once or in installments).
Google Fiber Announces Salt Lake City Expansion
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