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TN using massive new internet system to lure top tech talent

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    Elizabeth Prann reports from Atlanta, Georgia

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I'm back one city making a big investment in its future Chattanooga Tennessee putting the finishing touches.

On the largest and most advanced Internet grid in the US business leaders are using this opportunity.

To trying to recruit some of the best and brightest in -- field hoping to make this city -- new technology hub.

I was -- and enjoy this now live from Atlanta with more on the story I was back.

Hi I have -- towns and cities are always -- -- and new businesses and individuals to their talents but Chattanooga Tennessee is using what it RD hats.

-- other cities across the country struggle to create jobs and prospered.

Chattanooga Tennessee has a plan to grow with economy at this speed of light hearted and here is literally a hundred times faster than than national average of -- Buried beneath the city the 600 square mile grid fiber optic cable the fastest Internet in the nation.

It's called the.

That is something that you know.

No other city hasn't come on the level that we haven't so that's of the big recruiting tool.

This city is learning new businesses and residents with lots of incentives the first is a -- move a generous relocation package for any person who moves to the city and takes -- -- related jobs.

I commend sense to me again.

Geeks.

Techie kind of vaccinated to tap a so called peak -- 101000 dollars for a mortgage down payment and more than 12100 dollars and moving costs business leaders also hosted several long competition every year called anti tank.

Teams compete to develop new and improved computer applications or build or improve business plans using -- fast Internet speeds.

An effort to.

-- entrepreneurs and students to Chattanooga.

To live in an environment with this fiber optic network and sort of explore the possibility you what do we do with this stuff.

Won the competition last summer and then relocated to chat and it that she said being on the forefront of this technology is very exciting.

Haven't right thank you very much Elizabeth -- reporting live -- -- Atlanta thank you.

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