The fiber race continues. AT&T, not content to let Google have all the gigabit Internet glory, got the go-ahead to bring its own version of super-fast Internet to San Antonio, Texas.

As reported by local ABC affiliate KSAT.com, the San Antonio City Council on Thursday approved a plan that will let AT&T deploy "network huts" on city property in order to facilitate the rollout of gigabit Internet down the line.

It could be a bit of Sharks vs. Jets in the area for some time, as the agreement is pretty much identical to that which the city council signed with Google but one month prior. Hugh Miller, San Antonio's director of Information Technology Services, acknowledged as much during Thursday's meeting, telling city council members that AT&T asked the city to give it the same deal it provided to Google.

As Miller noted, city council approval is just the first step in bringing AT&T's U-verse with GigaPower (or Google Fiber) to San Antonio, as neither company has made a firm commitment to roll it out in the region. But both companies are now approved to lease city property for "shelters that house networking equipment that will then connect to fiber nodes in neighborhoods that then will connect to home directly with fiber," Miller said.

In February, San Antonio was among the 34 cities that Google teamed up with to investigate whether Google Fiber would be a good option in the region. A final decision on which cities will get Google Fiber is not expected until year's end, though.

As for AT&T, a company representative at last night's hearing was coy when asked if AT&T is investigating gigabit Internet in San Antonio only because Google might deploy there, too. "I will say that we're always looking at opportunities," she said, before pointing out that AT&T invested more than $450 million in network improvements in San Antonio between 2011 and 2013.

It certainly appears that Google Fiber has spurred AT&T into action, though. The AT&T representative noted that the company has deployed U-verse with GigaPower in Austin, where Google Fiber is also rolling out. Also this week, AT&T announced that it is in talks with the North Carolina Next Generation Network (NCNGN) to bring U-verse with GigaPower to parts of the Triangle and Piedmont Triad regions - another area where Google is thinking about deploying Google Fiber.

For more, check out video from last night's meeting below. Also find out where else gigabit Internet is rolling out in the slideshow above.

Chloe Albanesius contributed to this story.

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