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Sure it's worth less, that's why Google is deploying Google fiber... If Google really believed in the potential profitability of fiber, they could spend $20 or

Sure it's worth less, that's why Google is deploying Google fiber... If Google really believed in the potential profitability of fiber, they could spend $20 or $30 billion over the next few years to get it in every major metro area. But they won't, because it wouldn't be.

wtallis 12y ago
If you're considering a multi-year nationwide build-out, what's the harm in another year or two delay to allow the regulatory situation to change to make the expansion drastically easier? If it were the actual digging of trenches that were expensive, Google Fiber would have never happened at any scale in the first place. Google's words and actions make it clear that the deciding factor is the costs of the permits and other local regulatory overhead, not the physical installation.