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It looks like they're planning on building out an entirely new one. From https://fiber.google.com/cities/saltlakecity/:

> Every mile of this super-fast network has to be planned – we can’t just put it anywhere. We use the data shared with us to create a map of where we can build (based on existing utility poles and water, gas, and electricity lines).

> With our plan in place, we start the hard work of stringing and laying thousands of miles of brand new, state-of-the-art fiber optic cable. We will lay enough new fiber in the area to reach from here to Canada and back, and you will see our engineers and crews in the streets for a long time.

So this is definitely a new construction/infrastructure laying project, unlike Provo where it was mostly a purchase of the existing fiber network.



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