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| Google will try to be an ISP And this move is bold, yet smart....
Anyone who has taken on the "big dogs" have been blown away.
By Google offering to "share" their network openly, then can later say they offered & no one was willing.... Proving their stance on many things about the larger ISP's.
Now should one of these companies jump along with Google, then they'll have proved it can be done (shared & yet equal competition).
Both outcomes allow Google to move forward as an ISP, with little to stop them from taking on "the big boys" in the public eye.
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Reviews:
 ·Verizon FiOS
| yep, no lose for google. I would be surprised if they even expect the incumbents to participate anyway - it's most likely just public relations to bring home the point that ANYONE can lease their pipes and offer service.
As for UTOPIA II? no, google is putting up the money for this, it's their private investment (as far as I understand).
if this ever does happen, it will be very interesting to see how the big boys try to spin it, especially if it turns out to be successful. |
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| reply to OldschoolDSL
I'm curious as to what will happen to real estate prices in the town/burg that gets the Google pipes.
For instance...Battle Creek, MI saw a spike in housing prices when the Promise Scholarship (I think that's the name) was announced, guaranteeing students who graduate from BCISD a four-year college degree. A demand was instantly created in housing and compared to the rest of the state, BC is doing well. (Nevermind that most states are doing better than MI...)
IF Google lays the fiber and the network proves itself, I wonder what it will do to the local economy. It's one of the reasons that almost makes me want to see Lansing or Kalamzoo get picked. |
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