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Launching an MVNO that pays out to network providers isn’t the same thing as a hostile takeover of a single carrier, for either case. Also, as a carrier, I’m
by numbsafari 5y ago
Launching an MVNO that pays out to network providers isn’t the same thing as a hostile takeover of a single carrier, for either case.
Also, as a carrier, I’m not worried about Google’s MVNO for one simple reason: Google hates humans.
For all that the carriers are bad to their customers, they at least have a footprint in meatspace. Google’s DNA finds physical footprint and real human interaction anathema.
I would gladly take Google in a customer foot race any day.
- mariojv 5y agoThey contract it out, but Google Fiber had door to door sales people attempting to get people to switch to Google Fiber a few months ago. Several of my neighbors switched from these people reaching out. There's a difference between temporary sales presence contracted out and a permanent retail presence, though, you're right.
- chrisjc 5y agoI always felt like Fiber was a warning shot to all of the ISPs trying to constrain what/how/where customers could do while extracting as much money as possible. In other words, if they keep this behavior up, Google will begin to compete as well as advocate (fight for the regulation, laws, etc) for other, smaller, new ISPs to enter the market. Or fight harder on the net-neutrality front. Or potentially worst of all for the incumbent/monopolistic ISPs, fight to make them dumb-pipes. Then again, maybe it's just another google product/service destined from conception for the graveyard...