> Google Fiber to cut jobs and halt expansion of US internet service > Ambitious – and expensive – high-speed internet program will stop plans to expand to new

> Google Fiber to cut jobs and halt expansion of US internet service > Ambitious – and expensive – high-speed internet program will stop plans to expand to new cities as business reportedly under pressure to cut costs https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/oct/26/google-fiber-internet-stops-alphabet-layoffs https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/oct/26/google-fi... Although it looks like they've started expanding again as per https://www.techrepublic.com/article/the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-again-of-google-fiber-a-timeline/ https://www.techrepublic.com/article/the-rise-and-fall-and-r.... So perhaps I counted them out too early. However, even with the backing of Google their success isn't guaranteed and they've had many non-technical, not-purely-financial problems along the way. I still think it's a good example of why a "plucky upstart [with VC funding]" isn't able to waltz in and build a large, traditional ISP in the current environment.