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Also, Google fiber coming into existence only benefited those in the markets where Google was threatening to enter. Everywhere else, the incumbent ISPs were con
by s73ver_ 9y ago
Also, Google fiber coming into existence only benefited those in the markets where Google was threatening to enter. Everywhere else, the incumbent ISPs were content to rest on their laurels.
- okreallywtf 9y agoI'm not sure why you are being downvoted, that seems accurate to me. In my area when google announced they were going to build out here all the sudden my bandwidth got doubled for no charge and AT&T started pushing their fiber expansion hard. They probably had planned to do these things at some point but I got the distinct feeling they were trying to consolidate their power before google fiber came and ate their lunch. They ended up scaling back their offerings geographically so I was never able to get it but I have no doubt it pushed my bandwidth up faster than it would have been otherwise.
- thinkvinny 9y agoThere is a link to an article in my article explaining this. I am not in a google fiber area, but I still received the ability to have my broadband speed amplified when Comcast decided to raise its ceiling on streaming speeds as a reaction to the popularity of Google Fiber.