Google announced today that its gigabit Internet and TV service is coming to Salt Lake City. Google Fiber is now confirmed for eight metro areas, including the three where it already offers service.

"Salt Lake City will join the Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, and Raleigh-Durham metro areas in the design phase of building our fiber network. Over the coming months, we’ll work closely with these cities to map out just where to lay our fiber-optic cables," Google Fiber executive Devin Baer wrote.

Google Fiber is already available in Kansas City in Kansas and Missouri; Austin, Texas; and Provo, Utah.

Google is also considering bringing its fiber service to San Jose, California; Portland, Oregon; Phoenix, Arizona; and San Antonio, Texas. Google is targeting regions that provide easy permitting and quick access to poles and conduits, as well as favorable tax laws.

While Verizon has nearly completed its FiOS builds, both Google and AT&T are expanding. AT&T's GigaPower fiber service is available in six metro areas, and the company says more than 20 in all could get the service.