All hope is not lost (yet): > Craig Barratt, chief executive of Access, the Alphabet division containing Google Fiber, also said he planned to step down becaus

All hope is not lost (yet): > Craig Barratt, chief executive of Access, the Alphabet division containing Google Fiber, also said he planned to step down because the company was shifting to new technologies and methods of deploying high-speed internet. Fiber is expensive in every way (labor, regulatory hurdles, resistance from existing broadband companies, etc.). If they've found a viable alternative, it could mean they'll be able to accelerate their broadband rollout. I'm not saying we should assume that's already the case, but we also shouldn't assume this means they're giving up.