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The real problem is the high entry barrier for competition. Tell me why Google fiber is not yet available in the meccah of technology bay area ?
by tn13 10y ago
The real problem is the high entry barrier for competition. Tell me why Google fiber is not yet available in the meccah of technology bay area ?
- toast0 10y agoBecause Google isn't good at dealing with people, and running fiber to homes in the bay area means dealing with lots of cities, counties, the california public utilities commission, and probably more. See public spats between Google and pole owners in other states about drawings not to spec etc, and consider recent CPUC reports on improper pole loading leading to a major fire in Malibu in 2007, and major power outages in a 2011 windstorm: the pole owners are going to be very picky. Also, consider that AT&T started rolling out their fiber to the home not too long after Google announced cities in the bay area, and AT&T is actually servicing homes, but Google isn't. I don't know what uptake Google was expecting to get in San Jose, but they're probably not going to get it if customers are already passed by AT&T Fiber and may already be serviced by AT&T. (Incidentally, inducing the market to offer 1G probably fulfills Google's goals for deploying fiber anyway)