Google Fiber is buying high-speed internet provider Webpass to expand its reach in cities

To take on the big internet service providers, #GoogleFiber is scooping up a small one.

On Wednesday, Google Fiber announced plans to acquire #Webpass, a high-speed, fiber internet provider serving five cities. The deal, should regulators approve it, would be the first acquisition for the broadband unit under #Alphabet and another signal of its ambition to become a competitive national playerin the industry.

http://www.recode.net/2016/6/22/12009040/google-fiber-buys-webpass-high-speed-city-internet