Microsoft president says winning trust of US communities is paramount to building data centers

NEW YORK, March 24 (Reuters) - Gaining the approval of local communities has become paramount to building data centers in the U.S., Microsoft President Brad Smith said on Tuesday, as towns across the country increasingly protest the developments.

"You have to win over the local community and maintain their trust if you are going to build a data center," Smith said at the CERAWeek conference in Houston.