Google Fiber provides faster Internet and, cities hope, business growth - The Washington Post
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Of course, #Google has much to gain if the test in Kansas City works. It won’t say how much it spent to build the #network, but it wants faster speeds so consumers will search more, put more videos on YouTube and shift all e-mails and documents to its cloud system of servers. By doing so, the company gathers more data to build more complete portraits of users and boost its $37 billion business of selling customized ads.
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