Interesting article in Ars Technica:
http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/02 ... expansion/
http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/02 ... expansion/
Google said it "genuinely would like to build in all of these cities," but that the complexities of deploying networks may not allow it. "During this process, we will work with each city to map out in detail what it would look like to build a new fiber-optic network there," Google said. "The most important part of this teamwork will be identifying what obstacles might pop up during network construction—and then working together to find the smoothest path around those obstacles. Some might be easy, some might take some creative thinking or a few months to iron out, and in some cases there might be such local complexities that we decide it’s not the right time to build Google Fiber there."
The 34 cities being considered are Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Tempe in Arizona; San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, and Palo Alto in California; Atlanta, Avondale Estates, Brookhaven, College Park, Decatur, East Point, Hapeville, Sandy Springs, and Smyrna in Georgia; Nashville-Davidson in Tennessee; Charlotte, Carrboro, Cary, Chapel Hill, Durham, Garner, Morrisville, and Raleigh in North Carolina; Portland, Beaverton, Hillsboro, Gresham, Lake Oswego, and Tigard in Oregon; San Antonio in Texas; and Salt Lake City in Utah.