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Google Fiber was never about ROI. Fiber stopped expanding after encountering legal resistance in market after market from the preexisting telecom (take note the
by pb7 6y ago
Google Fiber was never about ROI. Fiber stopped expanding after encountering legal resistance in market after market from the preexisting telecom (take note the singular, because there’s usually just one). Every market they successfully pushed through, the existing telecom dropped prices and improved service to stay competitive. These competition-stifling monopolies are costing taxpayers tons of money when the taxpayers were the ones that funded the infrastructure the incumbents are holding out on now.
- bretpiatt 6y agoStarlink can't get here too soon. https://www.starlink.com https://www.starlink.com Satellite eliminates local regulatory capture from blocking new entrants. LEO eliminates the latency issues with current satellite.