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I sincerely hope more companies will follow in Google's footsteps with cheap prices for fast internet. As much as I love what Google does with its innovations,

I sincerely hope more companies will follow in Google's footsteps with cheap prices for fast internet. As much as I love what Google does with its innovations, the more competition the better.

higherpurpose 12y ago
I hope so, too, because I'd worry about what a Google in Comcast's position would do. Google isn't the net neutrality champion it was a decade ago. They are still in the group that promotes net neutrality right now, but I don't think they're trying too hard. Even AOL [1] seems to outspend them on pro-net neutrality lobbying (AOL!). Google must be quite worried about FCC reclassifying Internet providers are common carriers, too, and they probably don't want that either, otherwise they'd outright push for it. http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/16/5724952/companies-that-hate-net-neutrality-spend-more-than-supporters http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/16/5724952/companies-that-hat...
- rhizome 12y ago
  Unfortunately, part of Google's problem is that they are at the mercy of the stock market. It's a "Scorpion and the Frog" problem.
- rosser 12y ago
  That's why I'm thrilled it's Sonic doing this. They've been my (DSL) ISP for almost 3 years now, and I couldn't be happier. (Well, it could be faster; I'm 9k-odd line-feet from the CO, so even with bonded Fusion, I'm only getting 10/2 — but I'd rather pay Sonic more for less bandwidth than subsidize the stain upon the species that is Comcast.)
- mcintyre1994 12y ago
  Also, supposedly Google met with cable/phone companies to try to make pretty much the current fast lane proposal for their own content a few years ago (2008) [0]. Apparently those companies were "reluctant so far to strike a deal because of concern it might violate Federal Communications Commission guidelines on network neutrality." so Google's position here is somewhat confusing. [0] http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB122929270127905065 http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB122929270127905065

I sincerely hope more companies will follow in Google's footsteps with cheap prices for fast internet. As much as I love what Google does with its innovations, the more competition the better.

higherpurpose 12y ago

I hope so, too, because I'd worry about what a Google in Comcast's position would do. Google isn't the net neutrality champion it was a decade ago. They are still in the group that promotes net neutrality right now, but I don't think they're trying too hard. Even AOL [1] seems to outspend them on pro-net neutrality lobbying (AOL!). Google must be quite worried about FCC reclassifying Internet providers are common carriers, too, and they probably don't want that either, otherwise they'd outright push for it. http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/16/5724952/companies-that-hate-net-neutrality-spend-more-than-supporters http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/16/5724952/companies-that-hat...

rhizome 12y ago
Unfortunately, part of Google's problem is that they are at the mercy of the stock market. It's a "Scorpion and the Frog" problem.
rosser 12y ago
That's why I'm thrilled it's Sonic doing this. They've been my (DSL) ISP for almost 3 years now, and I couldn't be happier. (Well, it could be faster; I'm 9k-odd line-feet from the CO, so even with bonded Fusion, I'm only getting 10/2 — but I'd rather pay Sonic more for less bandwidth than subsidize the stain upon the species that is Comcast.)
mcintyre1994 12y ago
Also, supposedly Google met with cable/phone companies to try to make pretty much the current fast lane proposal for their own content a few years ago (2008) [0]. Apparently those companies were "reluctant so far to strike a deal because of concern it might violate Federal Communications Commission guidelines on network neutrality." so Google's position here is somewhat confusing. [0] http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB122929270127905065 http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB122929270127905065