The growing trend of municipalities moving to control their own high-speed broadband destiny is exemplified in what’s happening in Huntsville, Alabama.
Local electricity, gas and water provider Huntsville Utilities is constructing a publicly-owned fiber optic network. The move attracted the attention of Google, which announced plans to offer service on top of the utility’s network. Google is in the process of building out its own gigabit fiber-to-the-home network in various markets across the country.
