I believe that Lincoln, Nebraska is the perfect test bed for what Google is trying to accomplish. Here are three reasons why Google should choose Lincoln, Nebraska as Fiber-Town, USA.

1. Lincoln, NE’s terrain wants to hug some fiber. I only know this because countless times I have seen rainbows above dig sites in Lincoln. I can only conclude that nature is smiling when someone shovels Lincoln, NE soil. Google shoveling soil for a fiber project would most likely create a double rainbow or nature’s equivalent to the :)). Nature doesn’t lie.

2. Lincoln’s population is a sizable 250,000, yet when I walk into my favorite sandwich shop, Bison Witches, they know that I will order a Guinness and a Reuben. By now, you may be wondering if I am Irish. I am not. But, I am confident that there are some people of Irish heritage that live in Lincoln if that is indeed a factor in the Fiber-Town decision.

3. I am pretty sure that the community can get Larry the Cable Guy to change his name to Larry the Fiber Guy.