As anyone who's ever dealt with bureaucracy can guess, the outdated and rigorous process you need to go through to secure permits is on top of that list. That's followed by towns' penchant for fax machines in a world where email exists. Local authorities also seem to be unable to provide accurate information about their town's infrastructure, which Google needs to plan cable placement. Long and short of it is, towns and cities that want Fiber will have to change their practices and take pointers from Kansas City, Austin or Provo, Utah, if they don't want to miss being considered for the service's upcoming rollouts.

You'll just have to cross your fingers that you don't live in one of the places Google wouldn't even touch, because they're simply unprofitable for internet providers, or in locations where telcos refuse the company access to the telephone infrastructure it needs. You might also want to ask your landlord what his stance on Fiber is. It's apparently pretty common for owners of multi-unit buildings like condos to prevent Google from installing connections in their properties, and it would suck to find out when Fiber has already arrived in your city.