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Google Fiber was struggling for a while because cable companies are in bed with power companies and wouldn't let them run fiber through their easement areas. In
by harikb 8mo ago
Google Fiber was struggling for a while because cable companies are in bed with power companies and wouldn't let them run fiber through their easement areas. In fact, even cities couldn't run their own fiber.
What you envision might happen in 2100+
- raw_anon_1111 8mo agoGoogle was struggling because it has the attention span of a crackle addled flea. Including leaving roads in ruins because of “shallow trenching” https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/google-fibers-secret-weapon-in-its-gigabit-comeback-has-failed/ https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/google-fibers-secret-weap... https://gizmodo.com/when-google-fiber-abandons-your-city-as-a-failed-experi-1833244198 https://gizmodo.com/when-google-fiber-abandons-your-city-as-... And the HN discussion https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38526745 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38526745