The answer is all of those things. Google has bought existing fiber (such as in Utah)[1] and laid new fiber such as in Kansas City [2]. [1] http://www.fiercete

The answer is all of those things. Google has bought existing fiber (such as in Utah)[1] and laid new fiber such as in Kansas City [2]. [1] http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/google-closes-deal-acquire-iprovo/2013-07-23 http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/google-closes-deal-acquir... [2] http://www.technologybloggers.org/technology/google-fiber-start-laying-optical-fibre-cable/ http://www.technologybloggers.org/technology/google-fiber-st...