AT&T is about to start building a fiber network in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, making it one of the first areas in the country to get AT&T's "GigaPower" service with Internet speeds of up to 1Gbps.

City officials just ratified the agreement, AT&T announced.

"Now that the agreement is finalized, AT&T plans to be working on the build within a few weeks. We’ll share more on the rollout plans regarding availability and timing once we are closer to launch," a company spokesperson told Ars.

Similar plans are "pending ratification in five other North Carolina areas—Carrboro, Cary, Chapel Hill, Durham, and Raleigh," the company said.

AT&T is trying to match Google's Fiber rollout. AT&T previously brought fiber to Austin, Texas, where Google plans to offer service but hasn't yet. AT&T also announced that it is considering fiber builds in 100 cities and towns across 21 major metropolitan areas. That number includes the North Carolina municipalities.

Google Fiber previously said it's working with 34 cities in nine metro areas to potentially bring fiber. That's in addition to Google Fiber's presence in Kansas City and Provo, Utah, and its plan to build in Austin, Texas.

In Austin, AT&T is offering a discounted rate—but only for people who agree to see targeted ads from AT&T and its partners.