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Re:Google Wants $15M in Tax Breaks to Build a Data Center in... by pooloo1 on Monday March 04, 2019 @06:46PM (#19306839)
> 2. Why would a datacenter increase land value? This isn't a corporate headquarters, it's a datacenter.

Data centers require backbones to provide their services. Becker sits outside the range of most ISP's, in addition to no fiber connection; Monticello being the closest with fiber. I suspect there will be a substantial contract for laying fiber here, thus further increasing value of the land.

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Re:Google Wants $15M in Tax Breaks to Build a Data Center in... by supernovae on Monday March 04, 2019 @07:01PM (#19306921)
Centurylink is already passing through there. They already have 1gb internet for 65.00/month there. That's cheaper than what I pay here in Austin.
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Re:Google Wants $15M in Tax Breaks to Build a Data Center in... by pooloo1 on Wednesday March 06, 2019 @07:58PM (#19324671)
They dont have GB internet there, I have family there. =P
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