Google Fiber Is Losing the Gigabit Race—All According to Plan:
Google Fiber is losing the race to install gigabit fiber in cities around the country, and in cities where Fiber does exist, it’s facing stiff competition from incumbent telecom providers.
Good. This means Google Fiber is working perfectly.
Google Fiber Announcement Shows Title II Won’t Harm Investment
Washington, DC (January 27, 2015) - Today, Google announced that its high-speed Internet service would be expanding to the Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, and Raleigh-Durham metropolitan areas. The announcement comes just weeks before the FCC is expected to issue strong Net Neutrality rules that reclassify Internet access under Title II of the Telecommunications Act. For years, ISPs that oppose strong Net Neutrality— including Comcast and Verizon—have claimed that Title II reclassification would stifle buildout of broadband networks. The news that Google Fiber is expanding is the latest evidence that reclassification will not have the pernicious effect on investment that many ISPs claim.
Statement from David Segal, Executive Director of Demand Progress:
“We are now certain that protecting Net Neutrality will help spur innovation and will not harm investments,” said David Segal, Executive Director. “Large ISPs like Comcast and Verizon continue to make the false case that broadband investment will be hurt by reclassification, even while telling their own investors the opposite. The expansion of Google Fiber is the latest evidence that investment in Internet networks can continue to expand, even under Title II.Any claims to the contrary by large ISPs should be dismissed once and for all for what they are: Baseless assertions meant to obstruct a truly open Internet.”
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