A New Google Fiber Model Will Take Shape in Huntsville

Route Fifty: When it comes to Google Fiber’s expansion in select U.S. cities, there’s always a lot of eager anticipation by civic cheerleaders who dream of the future economic development that will be able to piggy-back on the super-fast gigabit network.

In Huntsville, Alabama, the Google Fiber piggy-back ride is changing a bit. Instead of Google building out a new fiber backbone, it will instead utilize a high-speed broadband network that will be built by the Rocket City’s municipal utility.

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