I don&#x27;t know why you are twisting the story around, but I&#x27;m not inclined to trust you or your data, or your arguments anymore.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.sltrib.com&#x2F;story.php?ref=&#x2F;sltrib&#x2F;news&#x2F;56206589-78&#x2F;google-network-provo-fiber.html.csp" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.sltrib.com&#x2F;story.php?ref=&#x2F;sltrib&#x2F;news&#x2F;5620658...</a><p>&gt; But Provo taxpayers will still have to pay off a $39 million bond that the city originally issued to build the network. With interest, taxpayers still have to pay $3.3 million in bond payments per year for the next 12 years.<p>&gt; Provo Mayor John Curtis also revealed Tuesday that the city will have to front additional money that was not mentioned before.<p>&gt; The city will have to pay about $722,000 for equipment in order to continue using the gigabit service for government operations already using the network, such as the operation of traffic lights and police and fire services. Meanwhile, Google will lease the network to Provo city for free for 15 years.<p>----<p>&gt; CenturyLink, an Internet service provider, also sent a letter to Curtis asking for a 30-day delay on the vote, claiming the city did not give ample time or opportunity for other competitors to submit bids for the network.<p>-----------<p>Your information also contradicts the official Provo website: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.provo.org&#x2F;about-us&#x2F;current-issues&#x2F;google-fiber" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.provo.org&#x2F;about-us&#x2F;current-issues&#x2F;google-fiber</a><p>Looks like your standard no-bid municipal takeover to me. Socialize the costs, privatize the profits as they say. A serious offer would have had other ISPs at the table to counter-bid against Google.<p>Of course, politics never changes. Google got cozy with the municipality, shut out the competition, made the city pay for its own loans, and is going to privately profit off of the fiber the city built.