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It's not in Google's best interests to reduce competition in the telecommunications industry. If they offer bandwidth at such a low cost that it threatens the v
by natrius 17y ago
It's not in Google's best interests to reduce competition in the telecommunications industry. If they offer bandwidth at such a low cost that it threatens the viability of existing providers, they have to commit to providing that bandwidth in perpetuity. Their current business model requires bandwidth, and replacing that by raising bandwidth prices in the future when competitors have been eliminated would be met with government opposition fairly quickly.
- wmf 17y agoI'm not worried about Google becoming a monopolist and raising prices; I'm concerned that they'll offer unsustainable (or even free) pricing in a small trial and many people will begin to expect other ISPs to match that pricing in nationwide deployments. Much like the complaints that US broadband sucks compared to South Korea, but worse.