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TIL that while Google is starting to roll their Fiber Optic Network out across KC, Chattanooga, TN has had it’s Fiber Optic Network in place for a few years now. Because of the Fiber network, the traffic lights will soon be able to respond in real time to changing traffic patterns.

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