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San Antonio, Texas will become the fourth city in the U.S. to install an ultra-fast Google fiber network, joining Austin, Provo, and Kansas City, Missouri.

“From starting Bexar BiblioTech, the first all-digital public library in the U.S., to being named a leading city in cybersecurity, San Antonio has developed a thriving tech landscape,” Google writes in its blog. “Hundreds of startups have found their home in the Alamo City through collaborative workspaces and accelerators like Geekdom and Cafe Commerce. Moreover, San Antonio’s recent selection for President Obama’s Tech Hire and Connect Home initiatives will help create a pipeline of tech jobs and narrow the digital divide.”

“With speeds up to 1,000Mbps, compared to the U.S. average of just 12Mbps (Akamai, Q1 2015), Google Fiber will further fuel the city’s growth,” according to Google.

Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, Raleigh-Durham, and Salt Lake City are currently in talks with Google, while Phoenix, Portland, and San Jose are in the early stages of consideration.