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>But the key thing was that city officials promised to get out of the media giant's way. They didn't dangle tax breaks, but they did deliver access to public rights of way, expedite the permiting process, offer space in city facilities and provide assistance with marketing and public relations.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/eliseackerman/2012/08/04/how-ka...

Provo sold them their fiber network for $1 as another example. Every city that got Google Fiber gave up concessions and promised to help Google expedite construction.



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